Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 7
American Waltham Watch Co.
Decorative pendant-watch; 18K yellow gold and varicoloured gold
CHF 200 - 400
EUR 200 - 400 / USD 250 - 450 / HKD 1,750 - 3,500TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 350
18K yellow gold and varicoloured gold, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pendant-watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Guilloché (engine-turned) cover and case-back, with engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) and chiselled décor; cover with, in the centre, an escutcheon; case-back with, in the centre, a rose-cut diamond; case-band with vermicelli motif.
White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals and paillonné décor; yellow gold “Louis XV” hands.
Movement 12’’’ ½, ¾ plate, nickel-plated, going barrel, screwed-chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with micrometric screw.
Guilloché (engine-turned) cover and case-back, with engraved in taille-douce (fine-cut) and chiselled décor; cover with, in the centre, an escutcheon; case-back with, in the centre, a rose-cut diamond; case-band with vermicelli motif.
White enamel dial with suspended “Breguet” numerals and paillonné décor; yellow gold “Louis XV” hands.
Movement 12’’’ ½, ¾ plate, nickel-plated, going barrel, screwed-chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with micrometric screw.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-71-01 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines HANDS Original |
Brand American Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, Massachusetts (U.S.A.)
Year circa 1907
Movement No. 15 639 856
Case No. 252 222 (“Solidarity”)
Material 18K yellow gold and varicoloured gold
Diameter 34.3 mm.
Caliber model 1907, grade 165, size 0s, 12’’’ ½, straight-line lever escapement
Weight 35.9 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Notes
The movement used in this watch was produced at 197 100 examples, in 1907.
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.Important notice – Special conditions 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. 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.