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Geneva, Sep 22, 2021

LOT 178

Unsigned
Pocket watch, special winding and setting mechanism by the bezel; nickel-plated metal

CHF 200 - 400

EUR 200 - 400 / USD 250 - 450 / HKD 1,750 - 3,500

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 262

Nickel-plated metal, open-face, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with special winding (by turning clockwise) and setting (by turning anticlockwise) system by the fluted bezel.

Case-back guilloché (engine-turned), with, in the centre, a circle.

White enamel dial with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Pear” hands.

Movement 18’’’, ¾ plate, nickel-plated brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good

Case: 3-6-8-11

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Slightly worn

Movement: 3**

Good

Repair required, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-71-01

Good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Hairlines

HANDS Original

Brand Unsigned, Switzerland

Year circa 1890

Movement No. unnumbered

Case No. 21 737

Material nickel-plated metal

Diameter 48.4 mm.

Caliber 18’’’, cylinder escapement

Weight 94.8 gr. (approx.)

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.