The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Description

Antique Alpine gun metal and gold half hunter pocket watch and chain.

The watch has a hand-winding movement, signed with a tiny logo with the name Alpine with an edelweiss flower. This brand name was registered in 1890 by Charles Amez-Droz & Cie of Neuchâtel and Geneva, Switzerland. The movement is working nicely, and it is all protected by an inner hinged cover.

The watch measures 46mm diameter excluding the winding stem and crown. The case is a gun metal with a solid rose gold chapter ring in the form of a telephone dial. Rose gold plated ring, crown hinge and bezel. There is some age related discolouration to the gun metal but otherwise the case is in good condition.

The winding crown pushes in to open the front cover.

Inside, the acrylic lens is in lovely condition.

The dial is in lovely condition, and has blued steel hands, a recessed subsidiary seconds dial and outer minute markers.

To initially set the hands, the small button on the bezel next to number 4 is pressed in, while simultaneously turning the crown.

The watch comes with a single rope twist chain, 32cm including the T-bar and the clasp.

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.