Only Online Auction – A Watchmaking W...

Geneva, Oct 01, 2020

LOT 4

American Waltham Watch Co.
Pocket watch; 14K yellow gold

CHF 800 - 950

EUR 750 - 900 / USD 900 - 1,050 / HKD 6,800 - 8,200

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 1,187

14K yellow gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Cover and case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut) with friezes and a landscape.


LOADING IMAGES
Click to full view Click to full view
Image Image
Grading System
Case: 4

Fair
Movement: 3**

Good

Repair required, at buyer's expense
Dial: 4-70-01

Fair

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairline

HANDS Original

Brand American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, Massachusetts (U.S.A.)

Year circa 1885

Movement No. 2 579 175

Case No. 42 603

Material 14K yellow gold

Diameter 53.9 mm.

Caliber model 1877, size 18s, 19’’’, lever escapement, adjusted, “safety pinion”

Signature dial, case and movement

Notes

The movement used in this watch was produced at 11 953 examples, between 1877 and 1886.

CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. Important notice – Special conditions

The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled