Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Twelve Vintage


A Collection of Twelve Vintage Wristwatches and One Empty Watch Case, including Wittnauer, Elgin, Hamilton, Bulova, and Omega - A collection of twelve vintage wristwatches and one empty watch case, predominantly dating from the mid-20th century. The watches exhibit a range of styles including rectangular, tonneau, cushion, and round cases, with dials featuring Arabic numerals, stick markers, and some with sub-dials or date complications. Materials observed include various gold-toned metals, with one case explicitly marked ”10K GOLD FILLED”, and others noted with ”STAINLESS STEEL BACK” or appearing silver-toned. Visible brand names on dials and case backs include ”WITTNAUER Geneve Automatic”, ”ELGIN”, ”HAMILTON”, ”BULOVA”, and ”OMEGA”. Bands consist of worn leather and gold-toned expansion bracelets, with several watches lacking a band. Overall apparent condition varies from fair to good vintage, showing typical signs of age-related wear such as scratched crystals, patinated dials, tarnished cases, and worn straps. Functionality is undetermined. 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