Only Online Auction

Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 74

International Watch Company, IWC
Deck-watch, indirect centre-seconds, made for the British army; stainless steel

CHF 700 - 1,400

EUR 650 - 1,300 / USD 800 - 1,550 / HKD 6,000 - 12,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 3,250

Stainless steel, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, deck-watch, with centre-seconds, made for the British Army.

Polished screwed case-back, stamped with the British arrow, “H.S. 3”.

White enamel dial with suspended Arabic numerals, with the number “4983”; blued steel “Pear” hands.

Movement 19’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balancewith gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw; indirect centre-seconds.


Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-6-8

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Movement: 3-6-8*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-71-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

Brand International Watch Co., Schaffhausen / Schaffhouse

Year circa 1940

Movement No. 1 014 958

Case No. 1 014 963

Material stainless steel

Diameter 51.2 mm.

Caliber 52 T, 19’’’, straight-line lever escapement

Weight 96.7 gr. (approx.)

Signature movement

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.