COLLECTION OF FIVE VINTAGE POCKET WATCHES AND ONE WRISTWATCH - LATE 19TH TO MID-20TH CENTURY

A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF SIX TIMEPIECES SPANNING THE LATE VICTORIAN ERA THROUGH THE MID-20TH CENTURY, COMPRISING FIVE POCKET WATCHES IN STERLING SILVER CASES AND ONE WRISTWATCH ON A STRIPED FABRIC STRAP.

POCKET WATCHES (5 PIECES):
THE COLLECTION INCLUDES EXAMPLES WITH VARYING DIAL PRESENTATIONS AND CASE FINISHES. ONE FEATURES A CREAM ENAMEL DIAL WITH ROMAN NUMERALS AND SUBSIDIARY SECONDS DIAL, HOUSED IN A SILVER CASE WITH DECORATIVE ENGINE-TURNED BACK COVER. ANOTHER DISPLAYS AN ORNATE ENGRAVED BACK COVER WITH SCROLLWORK AND SHIELD CARTOUCHE. A THIRD EXAMPLE SHOWS A YELLOW DIAL WITH ARABIC NUMERALS AND MAKER IDENTIFICATION READING 'ERNEST BOREL' WITH SWISS ORIGIN MARKING. TWO ADDITIONAL PIECES FEATURE PLAIN POLISHED CASES WITH VARYING DIAL CONDITIONS.

WRISTWATCH:
ONE WRISTWATCH WITH CREAM DIAL AND ARABIC NUMERALS IS MOUNTED ON AN ORIGINAL FABRIC STRAP FEATURING YELLOW AND GREEN HORIZONTAL STRIPES WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE BUCKLE CLOSURE.

MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION:
ALL POCKET WATCH CASES ARE STERLING SILVER WITH HALLMARKS VISIBLE ON CASE BACKS. CASES DEMONSTRATE HAND-FINISHED DETAILS INCLUDING ENGINE-TURNED DECORATION AND ENGRAVED EMBELLISHMENT. MOVEMENTS ARE MECHANICAL, SPRING-DRIVEN MECHANISMS TYPICAL OF THE PERIOD. DIALS ARE ENAMEL WITH PRINTED OR PAINTED NUMERALS AND MAKER SIGNATURES.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE COLLECTION SHOWS HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE AND USE. STERLING SILVER CASES DISPLAY NATURAL PATINA AND SURFACE SCRATCHES FROM HANDLING AND POCKET WEAR. ENAMEL DIALS RANGE FROM WELL-PRESERVED TO SHOWING AGE-RELATED CRAZING AND MINOR WEAR. ONE CASE EXHIBITS SURFACE CORROSION REQUIRING ATTENTION. ALL MOVEMENTS ARE PRESENT AND INTACT, THOUGH NOT TESTED FOR CURRENT WORKING CONDITION. THE WRISTWATCH STRAP SHOWS GOOD PRESERVATION OF ORIGINAL FABRIC AND BUCKLE HARDWARE.

PROVENANCE:
COLLECTION ASSEMBLED FROM PRIVATE SOURCES. NO DOCUMENTATION OF MAKER ATTRIBUTION BEYOND VISIBLE DIAL SIGNATURES ON INDIVIDUAL PIECES.

THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS A CROSS-SECTION OF LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY TIMEKEEPING, SUITABLE FOR THE POCKET WATCH ENTHUSIAST OR COLLECTOR SEEKING PERIOD EXAMPLES FOR RESTORATION OR DISPLAY.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

11689+18

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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