Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 77
International Watch Company, IWC
Pocket watch, patented water-resistant case; silver
CHF 500 - 1,000
EUR 500 - 950 / USD 550 - 1,100 / HKD 4,300 - 8,600TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 425
Silver (0.935), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Case-back polished; screwed insert for the movement.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Pear” hands.
Movement 18’’’, “Peerless”, gilded brass, going barrel, gold screwed-chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balancewith gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-7-9-19 |
Good Oxidized Scratched Dent(s) |
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 1902
Movement No. 286 505 / 33
Case No. 263 307 (by Frères Borgel, Geneva)
Material silver
Diameter 48.9 mm.
Caliber 18’’’, “Peerless”, straight-line lever escapement, stamped “S & Co” (Stauffer & Co., London and La Chaux-de-Fonds)
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories copies of the invention patents
Notes
Case based on the Swiss invention patents No. 4 001, No. 4 041, No. 4 145 and No. 8 232, delivered in 1892 and in 1894, to François Borgerl, Geneva, for different type of cases.
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.