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Geneva, Jan 03, 2022

LOT 324

Rolex
Military pocket watch, black “gilt” dial, made for the British Army; nickel-plated metal

CHF 600 - 1,200

EUR 600 - 1,150 / USD 650 - 1,300 / HKD 5,100 - 10,200

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 875

Nickel-plated, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, military pocket watch, with subsidiary seconds at 6, made for the General Service (“G. S.”) of the British Army.
Polished screwed case-back; stamped with military marks “A.19034 / G. S. MK. II” and broad arrow.
Black colour dial with suspended “gilt” Arabic numerals; gilded metal “Spade” hands.
Movement 19’’’, Cal. 540 (ebauche by Cortebert), rhodium-plated, going barrel, 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: 3-71-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

Brand Rolex, Geneva

Model “A.19034”

Year circa 1940

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. unnumbered

Material nickel-plated metal

Diameter 49.6 mm.

Caliber 540, 19’’’, straight-line lever escapement

Weight 83.6 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial, case and movement

Accessories older metal chain (partly broken)

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.