Ref: 734, Circa 1952 — Breitling. An 18K gold manual wind chronograph wristwatch

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Estimate: £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,345–$3,517
Result: upcoming — 13 September 2022
Performance
Sale: Bonhams — Watches and Wristwatches, London, Knightsbridge · 13 September 2022
Record ID: TB-2026-542893
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Breitling. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch, Ref: 734, Circa 1952. Bonhams, 13 Sep 2022, lot 39. estimate £2,000–£3,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-542893.

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72% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%

Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 72%, 69% sold.

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Breitling. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch, Ref: 734, Circa 1952. Bonhams, 13 Sep 2022, lot 39. estimate £2,000–£3,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-542893.

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From the same sale Watches and Wristwatches · Sep 2022

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Ref: 7010 033, Circa 1970	A 9k Gold Keyless Wind Open Face Pocket Watch	£1,200–£1,500
Visodate Seastar Seven, Circa 1960	Tissot. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Wristwatch Retailed By Türler	£500–£700
Circa 1945	Vacheron & Constantin. An 18k Rose Gold Manual Wind Rectangular Wristwatch	£2,000–£3,000
Ref: 2910-4 SC, Circa 1960	Rolex. A Stainless Steel Manual Wind Wristwatch	£500–£700
London Import mark for 1961	Boucheron. A Lady's 18k Gold Manual Wind Wristwatch With Interchangeable Bracelet	£2,500–£3,500
Seamaster, Ref: 14704-2SC, Circa 1960	Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Wristwatch	£500–£700

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Breitling. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch	Premier, Ref: 790, Circa 1950	$3,562	Bonhams, Feb 2019
Breitling. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch	Ref: 2100, Circa 1945		Bonhams, Jan 2026
Breitling. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch	Ref: 2980 S, Circa 1950		Bonhams, Jul 2020
Heuer. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	Mark XII Fliegeruhr, Ref: 3241, c.1995		Bonhams, Jun 2023
Breitling. An 18k Gold Manual Wind Chronograph Wristwatch	Ref: 219, Circa 1950		Bonhams, Sep 2022
Heuer. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Wristwatch	Seamaster 120, Ref: 166 073, Circa 1970		Bonhams, Feb 2022
Omega. A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Bracelet Watch	Oyster Perpetual Date, Ref: 6916/6917, Circa 1971		Bonhams, Mar 2025
Rolex. A Stainless Steel Automatic Bracelet Watch	Oyster Perpetual, Ref: 76094, Circa 2000		Bonhams, Feb 2023

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.