16th Nov, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver
2111
IWC: A Stainless Steel Limited Edition 70th Anniversary "Spitfire" Automatic Day/Date Chronograph Wristwatch, signed International Watch Co, Schaffhausen, model: Spitfire Chronograph, ref: 3706, number 14 of a limited edition of 70 pieces made to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Spitfire, 2006, lever movement, silvered dial with Arabic numerals, outer fifth of seconds track, three dials for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, day/date apertures, case with screw down crown, buttons in the band to operate chronograph, screw back with spitfire plane 14/70 1936-2006 70th Anniversary and numbered 3106232, IWC strap and steel buckle, with IWC boxes, certificate paperwork, guarantee card and booklets
39mm wide
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,000
Case with surface scratches, case with minor dents in parts, IWC crown is screwing down correctly on the threaded tube, glass is clean, strap is worn and needs replacing, one strap loop is missing, dial with some small condensation marks around the 1 and 2 o'clock position and some marks on the hands, hand setting correctly, calendars are changing correctly, chronograph is working correctly, chronograph hands are returning to the zero position when pressing the flyback chronograph button, movement in going order.
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Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 16th Nov, 2024
A spectacular life-size silver fox, modelled in the late 19th century by famed Victorian taxidermist James Rowland Ward, will be offered for sale with an estimate of £25,000-35,000 (all figures exclude buyer's premium). The model was presented to Sir Bache Cunard, legendary huntsman and scion of the Cunard shipping family, as a testimonial for his services to hunting in South Leicestershire and was paid for by subscription by members of his hunt.
In a superb offering of watches in the sale is an interesting selection of vintage pieces, with early and rare examples. The earliest wristwatch in the sale is a good Rolex: 18 Carat Two-Coloured Gold ‘Prince Brancard’ Watch (ref: 971) dating from the 1930s (estimate: £4,000-5,000). One of the rarest watches is a 1951 Omega: 14 Carat Rose Gold ‘Museum Cosmic’ Triple Calendar Moonphase Wristwatch (ref:3944) (estimate: £14,000-16,000). Reference 3944 was the first watch in Omega’s Cosmic line; it was made in three different metals, rose gold like the present example, being the rarest.
Period jewellery in the sale is led by a dazzling Art Deco Diamond Double Clip Brooch by Le Roy et Fils Ltd (estimate: £5,000-7,000). There is also a good offering of impressive rings in the sale, most notably a Diamond Cluster Ring (estimate: £15,000-20,000). Modernist jewellery is also a strong feature, with a good selection on offer by the likes of Leo de Vroomen, Andrew Grima, Alan Gard, Thomas A Payne and Kutchinsky.
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