Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Eight Vintage
A Collection of Eight Vintage Wristwatches and a Pocket Watch, Mixed Makers - This lot comprises eight vintage timepieces, consisting of seven wristwatches and one pocket watch. The collection features diverse styles and materials, with several pieces exhibiting gold-tone cases, and others in silver-tone or stainless steel. A prominent item is a stainless steel Orient ”Diamatic Automatic 21 Jewels” wristwatch, featuring a cushion-shaped case, integrated bracelet, and a purple dial displaying ”FRI 16” (Friday 16) in its day-date window. Also present is a gold-tone Hamilton wristwatch with ”10K GF” marked on an attached tag, and a sub-seconds dial. Another piece is a gold-tone Buren ”Automatic” wristwatch with distinctive sculpted lugs. An Elgin pocket watch with an engraved gold-tone case and a white dial with blue Arabic numerals is included. The collection also features a gold-tone wristwatch marked ”21 JEWELS” with a date window, a small gold-tone wristwatch with a yellow dial, a silver-tone ”ANTIMAGNETIC” wristwatch, and a Ruhla ”ANTIMAGNETIC” wristwatch with a blue dial and a black leather strap. The overall condition ranges from heavily worn with significant crystal damage and missing straps to fair with visible wear and patina. The Hamilton wristwatch has a cracked crystal. The Buren ”Automatic” wristwatch has a severely damaged crystal. The silver-tone ”ANTIMAGNETIC” wristwatch shows heavy wear. The Ruhla ”ANTIMAGNETIC” wristwatch has a worn black leather strap. Functionality is not guaranteed for any timepiece. Burns in-house shipping is available. Pick up is Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 2pm to 7 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction. AB98