Only Online Auction
Geneva, Sep 22, 2021
LOT 93
International Watch Company, IWC
Pendant-watch; 18K yellow gold
CHF 400 - 800
EUR 400 - 750 / USD 450 - 900 / HKD 3,500 - 6,900TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 362
18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pendant-watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut), in the centre, with the cypher “M. C.”; cuvette (dome) stamped “Grand Prix / Milan 1906 / Médaille d’or”.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; gilded metal “Louis XV” hands.
Movement 12’’’, ¾ plate, gilded brass, going barrel (with patented device), gold screwed-chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator.
Guilloché (engine-turned) case-back engraved in taille-douce (fine cut), in the centre, with the cypher “M. C.”; cuvette (dome) stamped “Grand Prix / Milan 1906 / Médaille d’or”.
White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; gilded metal “Louis XV” hands.
Movement 12’’’, ¾ plate, gilded brass, going barrel (with patented device), gold screwed-chatons (setting), straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensated balance with gold poising screws and blued steel hairspring with terminal curve, polished steel index-regulator.
| 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 1909
Movement No. 457 676
Case No. 497 246
Material 18K yellow gold
Caliber 11’’’ ½, straight-line lever escapement
Weight 23.1 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial
Accessories copy of the invention patent
Notes
Movement based on the Swiss invention patent No. 31 457, delivered on May 11, 1904, to Fabrique d’Horlogerie de J. Rauschenbach, Schaffhausen, for a “Dispositif pour limiter le remontage des mouvements d’horlogerie à barillet” (Device for limiting the winding of barrel-type watch movements).
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.