The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Description

Antique silver Seeland pocket watch and chain.

The watch has a stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement has been identified as by Factory d'Horlogerie Seeland of Madretsch and La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland who registered the brand name Seeland in 1903. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover which has some unevenness. It also has a previous owner’s name lightly scratched into it.

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is silver and there are Continental hallmarks for 935 silver inside both of the case backs, together with the Seeland mark. The front of the watch is in good condition while the case back has fairly gentle unevenness.

The watch has a glass lens. A couple of faint marks to the main face of the lens, and a small chip to the edge which has been filled over the years with a black substance.

The dial is in good condition with blued steel hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and outer minute markers.

The watch comes with a single silver chain which measures 31cm long including the T-bar and the clasp. Each of the links has a silver mark although some have rubbed over the years. Also included is a 1916 silver fob.

The watch and chain come in a new presentation box.

ALL PRICES INCLUDE UK POSTAGE.

Please contact us for international shipping prices.

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.