Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Vintage Wristwatches,
An Assortment of Vintage Wristwatches, Watch Heads, and Components - This lot features a collection of vintage wristwatches, watch heads, and assorted components by makers including Belsor, Swagger, New Haven, Advance, Starex, and Timex. Included is a ladies' Belsor manual wind bracelet watch with a teardrop-shaped gold-tone case and integrated expansion band. The Swagger manual wind watch head features a two-tone black and gold-tone dial with a sub-second track at the 6 o'clock position. The New Haven manual wind watch head displays Art Deco styling with a patterned gold-tone dial and a chrome-plated tonneau case. Two LCD digital quartz watches are included: an Advance model with a slatted silver-tone expansion band and a Starex model with a silver-tone link bracelet. A ladies' Timex quartz watch features a white dial with Arabic numerals and a gold-tone case with a broken expansion band. Accompanying parts consist of an empty silver-tone rectangular case, a heavily oxidized circular dial, a textured silver-tone expansion bracelet, and a gold-tone link segment. Advance watch length: 8 inches. Silver-tone expansion bracelet length: 6.25 inches. Approximate case sizes: Belsor 21mm x 15mm; Swagger 29mm x 25mm; New Haven 39mm x 26mm; Advance 33mm x 28mm; Starex 38mm x 32mm; Timex 23mm. All items are in vintage, pre-owned condition with varying degrees of wear. Notable issues include verdigris and oxidation on the Timex case, a broken expansion band on the Timex, an ambered crystal and plating loss on the New Haven watch head, and surface scratches and minor abrasions across all metal surfaces and crystals. All movements are currently untested and are sold as-is for parts or restoration.