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Auction: 26776 - America 250th Anniversary Sale Ft. Coins, Medals, Banknotes, Objets de Vertu & Ephemera
Lot: 147

Art Deco Diamond Wrist Watch (c.1920–1935), a Swiss-made mechanical wristwatch, the movement of typical early 20th-century export construction, housed in a composite white metal case with mixed karat white gold elements, the case back testing as approximately 14ct nickel white gold, the case sides testing as approximately 9ct white gold, with old-cut and rose-cut diamond bezel mounted in a silver or silver-based setting plate, rectangular to tonneau-style Art Deco form, fitted with a later American Gemex expandable bracelet marked '1/20 12KT G.F.' indicating gold-filled construction, Swiss movement likely intended for export to the United States market during the interwar period, 12.60g, movement not currently in working order, would require a service, in good overall antique condition with expected signs of age and mixed-period assembly consistent with a watch that has been adapted over time, the case retaining good definition, the bracelet later and functional, a characteristic example of early twentieth-century Swiss-American luxury watchmaking

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Estimate
$400 to $500

Starting price
$280