The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Description

Gents antique silver Switana wrist watch.

The watch has a Swiss 15-jewel movement, signed Switana 211, which is working nicely. The name Switana was registered by the Switana Watch Company Ltd, Grenchen, Switzerland in 1929.

The watch measures 31mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the fixed wire lugs. The case is silver and there is a London import mark inside the case hinged case back. Unfortunately the date letter is not visible. There is also a sponsor’s mark for George Stockwell.

From 1 June 1907, Stockwells acted as assay agents, facilitating the import into Britain of foreign gold and silver items which had to be assayed and hallmarked in a UK assay office before being released for retail.

The case is in good condition, just gentle unevenness to the back of the watch.

The later acrylic lens is in good condition.

The dial looks good to the naked eye but there is a short faint hairline between 10 and 11 if you look very closely.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

ALL PRICES INCLUDE UK POSTAGE (excluding Northern Ireland).

Please contact us before placing international orders so that we can advise of shipping prices and to see if customs regulations allow us to post watches to your country.

The international buyer is responsible for paying any import duties and taxes.

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.