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Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 90

International Watch Company, IWC, for Tiffany & Co.
Art Deco dress-watch made for Tiffany & Co.; 18K yellow gold

CHF 1,000 - 2,000

EUR 950 - 1,850 / USD 1,100 - 2,200 / HKD 8,600 - 17,100

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 812

18K yellow gold, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, Art Deco dress-watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6.

Case-back polished and engraved in taille-douce (fine cut), with, in the centre, the cypher “I I S P”; inside case-back engraved “Esprit de Corps / 1913-1923”.

Silver colour dial with applied yellow gold suspended Arabic numerals; yellow gold “Breguet” hands.

Movement 17’’’, rhodium-plated, going barrel, gold screwed-chaton (setting) on the central wheel, 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.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-11-19

Good

Slightly worn

Dent(s)
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-7-8-01

Good

Oxidized

Slightly scratched

HANDS Original

Brand International Watch Co., Schaffhausen / Schaffhouse

Model made for Tiffany & Co., New York

Year circa 1920

Movement No. 748 998

Case No. 42 822 (by an American case-maker)

Material 18K yellow gold

Diameter 46.8 mm.

Caliber 17’’’, straight-line lever escapement

Weight 66 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial and movement

Notes

“Esprit de corps” is a French phrase meaning the morale of a group.

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.