General Description:
This is a very nice 9ct Gold Wristwatch, signed Mappin on the Dial, which is in lovely condition and working order.
The movement is an 17Jewel, Calibre FHF 70 (Fabrique d’Horologerie de Fontainemelon) and is in excellent cosmetic & working condition and keeping good time. It is Stem Wound and Set and has had a new stem and contemporary crown recently fitted.
It has a 28mm, Champagne Coloured Metal Dial with Gold Baton Numerals, which is in good condition with only light imperfections and some aging around the edge, as shown in the pics. It has an Acrylic Crystal, which exhibits a scrape and marks.
The 32mm (incl crown), 9ct Gold Case is in beautiful condition and is signed Dennison Watch Case Co, with Gold assay marks and Birmingham Hallmark, with a year date for 1961c. It measures 38mm to the lugs and is fully signed on the case back, as shown in the pics. A new Hirsch Leather Strap has just been fiitted and measures 225mm in overall length – Ref: L763.
This is a lovely Gold Vintage Wristwatch, retailed by MAPPIN & WEBB of LONDON, to add to your Collection. Priced at €250 open to offers
Extract from the M & W website:
Mappin & Webb is a true British treasure with over 241 years of tradition and historical significance in the world of silver and jewellery. Illustrious clients throughout the decades include Queen of France Marie Antoinette, the last Czar of Russia Nicholas II, Winston Churchill, Charles Dickens, Harry Houdini and Grace Kelly.
The S&H WORLDWIDE is €20 for Registered & signed for Priority Airmail.
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