Only Online Auction

Geneva, Dec 08, 2022

LOT 142

International Watch Company, IWC
Art Deco, calibre C 87, silver dial; Staybrite stainless steel

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 1,050 - 2,100 / USD 1,100 - 2,200 / HKD 8,300 - 16,600

Sold: CHF 1,250

Staybrite stainless steel, manual-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped, Art Deco gentleman’s wristwatch, lapidated two-piece case, snap-on case-back, silver colour dial, with suspended Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds at 6.


Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3

Good

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-6-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

HANDS Original

Brand International Watch Co., Schaffhausen / Schaffhouse

Year circa 1934

Movement No. 944 071

Case No. 10 051 090

Material Staybrite stainless steel

Bracelet black leather strap

Buckle stainless steel buckle

Caliber C 87, straight-line lever escapement

Dimensions 38.5 x 22 mm.

Weight 25.1 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial, case and movement

Notes

Staybrite stainless steel

The mention “Acier Staybrite” is the trade name of an early stainless steel alloy conceived and patented by the Brown Firth Research Laboratories in Sheffield, United Kingdom of Great Britain.



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: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
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.