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Geneva, Jan 03, 2022

LOT 387

New England Watch Co.
Mass production pocket watch for boy, embossed duplex escapement; white metal

CHF 470 - 940

EUR 450 - 900 / USD 510 - 1,020 / HKD 4,000 - 6,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 75

White metal (probably nickel silver), open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch for boy, with subsidiary seconds at 6.

Case-back guilloché (engine-turned), with, in the centre, an escutcheon.

White dial (so-called “Porcelain”) with suspended Arabic numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands.

Movement 8s (16’’’ ¼), ¾ plate, gilded brass, going barrel, embossed duplex escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring, blued steel index-regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

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

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Unsigned, Waterbury, Connecticut, and New York (U.S.A.)

Model “Jockey”

Year circa 1905

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. unnumbered

Material white metal (probably nickel silver),

Caliber 8s (16’’’ ¼), Series “LW”, embossed duplex escapement

Diameter 42 mm.

Weight 57 gr. (approx.)

Signature dial and movement

Notes

The New England Watch Co., Waterbury, Connecticut, was active between 1898 and 1912-1914.

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.