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Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 78

International Watch Company, IWC
Pocket watch; 14K yellow gold

CHF 500 - 1,000

EUR 500 - 950 / USD 550 - 1,100 / HKD 4,300 - 8,600

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 750

14K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.

Case-back polished; gilded metal cuvette (dome).

Gilded metal dial with suspended Arabic numerals; blued steel hands.

Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, gold chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balancewith gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand International Watch Co., Schaffhausen / Schaffhouse

Year circa 1918

Movement No. 704 626

Case No. 758 110 (by Wyss & Cie, Bienne / Biel)

Material 14K yellow gold

Diameter 47 mm.

Caliber “H 6”, 18’’’, straight-line lever escapement

Weight 78.6 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial

Notes

Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 55 231, delivered on March 28, 1911, to Uhrenfabrik von J. Rauschenbach’s Erben, vormals International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, for a “Zifferblattbefestigungsvorrichtung” (Dial fixing device).

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.