Bidspirit auction | A Group of Vintage Analog
A Group of Vintage Analog and Digital Wristwatches with a Waltham Pocket Watch Movement - A collection featuring five wristwatches and one pocket watch movement for parts or restoration. The group includes a Waltham pocket watch movement with a white enamel dial featuring Roman numeral hour markers and a sub-seconds dial at the six o'clock position; the dial is printed with A. W. Co. WALTHAM and the reverse movement plate is engraved with Wm. Ellery, Waltham, Mass. and the serial number 1701026. A Timex manual wind wristwatch is present, featuring a gold-tone sunburst dial with Arabic numerals and a date window at three o'clock; the stainless steel case back is stamped with WATER RESISTANT, TIMEX, BEZEL BASE METAL, and DUST RESISTANT. The set also includes a Caravelle digital melody-alarm chronograph on a two-tone stainless steel bracelet, with a case back stamped N2, BASE METAL BEZEL, STAINLESS STEEL BACK, and CARAVELLE. A UIT solar-powered digital watch is included, with a two-tone bracelet and a case back stamped UIT, STAINLESS STEEL BACK, and HONG KONG. A generic digital watch with a black resin case and ribbed strap is marked CLASSIC on the face. Finally, an unbranded gold-tone analog watch with a black dial and Spanish day/date display (showing VIE for Viernes) is included; the case back is stamped 7N43-9028, 331144, BASE METAL ST. STEEL BACK, and WATER RESISTANT. A detached winding crown is also part of the lot. The Caravelle watch measures approximately 8.5 inches in total length. The pocket watch movement dial diameter is approximately 42mm. The Timex case diameter is approximately 34mm. The Caravelle case width is approximately 35mm. The UIT case width is approximately 34mm. The Classic digital watch case width is approximately 33mm. The unbranded analog watch case width is approximately 36mm. This lot is offered in varied, poor condition for parts or repair. The Waltham pocket watch movement is missing its case and hands (photo 1). The Timex watch shows significant plating loss on the lugs and bezel, with visible scratches on the crystal (photo 2). The Caravelle digital watch exhibits heavy surface scratches on the crystal and case with plating wear on the bracelet (photo 1). The UIT solar watch shows notable corrosion and metal fatigue on the case and bracelet links (photo 4). The black resin watch shows heavy accumulated dirt and surface wear (photo 1). The unbranded black dial watch has a heavily scratched crystal, significant plating wear, and is missing its winding crown (photo 1, 4). All watches are untested and functional status is unknown.