Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces · 12 June 2012

Patek Philippe ref. 438 Breguet Numerals, Steel, Retailed BY Tiffany & Co

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 438 BREGUET NUMERALS, STEEL, RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO. Patek Philippe & Co., Genève, Calatrava, No. 911047, case No. 629499, Ref. 438. Made in 1943, sold November 17th, 1943. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with Breguet numerals. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives.

Patek Philippe · reference 438

Antiquorum, June 2012

Hammer result

USD 6,000

Beat the high estimate by 0%
Low estimate USD 4,000
High estimate USD 6,000

The lot

Auction house

Antiquorum

Sale

Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Date

12 June 2012

Lot number

246

Reference

438

Brand

Patek Philippe

Year

1943

Ask against realised

$32,000 dealers ask from vs $6,000 this lot made

Across 1 dealer listing of reference 438. The ask is what a dealer wants today, not a sale.

What this reference has made at auction

13 confirmed sales, 1992 to 2026

Average realised price per year, 1992 to 2026. Low $3,277, high $21,590.

YearSalesAverageRange
2026 1 $21,590 $21,590 to $21,590
2025 2 $9,347 $8,290 to $10,405
2024 3 $10,629 $5,500 to $20,632
2021 1 $6,124 $6,124 to $6,124
2012 1 $6,000 $6,000 to $6,000
2011 1 $6,348 $6,348 to $6,348
2010 1 $8,750 $8,750 to $8,750
2005 1 $12,574 $12,574 to $12,574
1992 2 $3,277 $12.57 to $6,542

Confirmed sales only, converted to USD at today's rate so salerooms in different currencies can be compared. Unsold lots and withheld prices are excluded from the averages.

Other sales of this reference

8 shown, most recent first

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