The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Description

Gents 1970s Garrard wrist watch.

The watch has a good quality 25-jewel automatic movement which is working nicely. This calibre was in production from 1976 until 1980.

The watch measures 36mm wide excluding the winding crown and 34mm high excluding the lugs. The main body of the case is gold plated while the screw-on case back is stainless steel. There is some surface marking but it is light. The back of the watch has a long service inscription from Leyland Cars.

The lens is in good condition.

The dial is signed with the name of the original retailer, Garrard. The dial is in super original condition with original hands, centre seconds hand and a day / date display. The day / date is set at first position (the days are in a choice of languages, either English or French).

Garrards was founded in 1735 by George Wickes. They designed, manufactured and retailed luxury jewellery, silver and watches. The company is still trading today and as well has having their headquarters in Mayfair, London, they also have a presence in Harrods, London, Geneva, Lebanon, Qatar, Dubai, Moscow and Hong Kong. Garrard was the Crown Jeweller of the United Kingdom, charged with the upkeep of the British Crown Jewels from 1843 to 2007.

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.