The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Description

1940s silver Waltham pocket watch & chain.

The watch has a 9 jewel stem-winding movement, grade 1609, which is working well. The movement is signed Waltham and it has the serial number 31479923 which dates it back to 1942.

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is silver and has Birmingham hallmarks for 1928 with the maker’s mark for the Dennison Watch Case Company, supplier of cases to Waltham UK.

The case has general surface marks and bruises although not too serious at all.

The movement is later to the case, often they were replaced in the event of major damage such as water ingress, although correct for the type of case.

The inner cover has a presentation for long service.

The glass lens is in nice condition with only a small chip to the bevelled edge.

The signed dial is in nice condition with only a couple of very faint surface marks. Original blued steel hands.

The watch comes on an antique double albert chain, each of the longer chain measure 23.5cm long including the T bar and clasps. The chain has Birmingham hallmarks for 1908 with each of the links have the lion passant mark and the T bar, chain and clasp have the makers mark JR.

The chain comes with an antique silver double sided fob.

The chain and fob weigh 52.2 grams in total.

The watch and chain will be sent in a new presentation box.


ALL PRICES INCLUDE UK POSTAGE (excluding Northern Ireland).

Please contact us for international shipping prices. Due to changes in EU regulations, including Northern Ireland, we no longer ship to these destinations.

For other countries, The Vintage Wrist Watch Company operates on a Delivery Duty Unpaid (DDU) basis which means that the international buyer is responsible for any import duties, taxes & customs which may be necessary to release an order from international customs. Tax and import duty varies from country to country so we recommend you check with your local tax office to see if any fees will be payable. If the customer refuses to pay any duty and customs charges and the parcel is returned to sender all shipping and associated charges will be deducted from any refund.

Due to Customs regulations, we are unable to send watches / precious metals to certain countries. If you are unsure about your country’s regulations, please contact us and we can check for you. Any orders from prohibited countries will be refunded, less any Paypal fees which are non-refundable.

All of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch.

We are a VAT registered company and all purchases are covered by Consumer Regulations.

Credit / debit card purchases can be made over the telephone on 01386 750238 or you can proceed via the \'Buy Securely\' button on each listing page.

We are an on-line only business and do not have facilities for callers. Our offices are open from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

With regards to appraisals / valuations, we receive a huge number of information requests each day and unfortunately do not have the manpower to deal with them all individually. Our advice would be to contact a local auctioneer for a full appraisal.