The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Description

Antique silver Longines pocket watch, 1911.

The watch has a 15 jewel stem-winding movement, Longines calibre 18.69N, which is working nicely. The movement is stamped with the Longines serial number 2,617,512 which dates it back to 1911. The movement has the wording, ‘Examined by Baume, London’, Baume were importers of Longines watches to the UK and the Commonwealth. The B&Co Baume mark can also be seen underneath the regulator. The movement is all protected by an inner hinged cover.

The watch measures 48mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside both of the case backs for London 1911 together with the sponsor’s mark for Arthur Baume of Baume & Co. The case is in good condition, just the odd small mark but nothing serious at all. Nice crisp engine turned detail to the back of the watch, with a central vacant cartouche.

The glass lens is in good condition.

The dial is signed, ‘Examined by Baume, London’. The dial is in lovely condition, just a very faint hairline on the subsidiary seconds dial. Original blued steel pin-set hands.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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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.