Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 80
International Watch Company, IWC
Art Deco pocket watch; “Chronometre”; 18K yellow gold
CHF 1,000 - 2,000
EUR 950 - 1,850 / USD 1,100 - 2,200 / HKD 8,600 - 17,100TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 875
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, Art Deco pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back.
Silver colour dial with suspended Arabic numerals and radial indexes; yellow gold steel hands.
Movement 17’’’, rhodium plated, going barrel, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator with swan-neck spring and micrometric screw.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 4-9-12-14 |
Fair Scratched Worn Damaged |
Movement: 3-9* |
Good Scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 4-53-01 |
Fair Reprinted HANDS Original |
Brand International Watch Co., Schaffhausen / Schaffhouse
Year circa 1937
Movement No. 961 276
Case No. 1 011 966 (by Wyss & Cie, Bienne / Biel)
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 47 mm.
Caliber 97, 17’’’, straight-line lever escapement
Weight 53 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and 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.