Zenith Deckwatch
pocket watch for the Royal Navy, c. 1940 -- watch case: metal, numbered 8382371, screwed back and screw-down glass hoop, marked with “H. S.3" (grading as "Deckwatch") and Broad Arrow symbol, diameter c. 52 mm movement: manual winding, gilt lever movement, numbered 3286618, marked with Broad Arrow symbol, calibre 19-34-3-T, compensation balance, precision adjust, Breguet overcoil spring dial: white, enamel, Arabic numerals, marked with Broad Arrow symbol and numbered 6618 (the last 4 digits of the movement number), central second accessories: wooden box with inspection glass -- From 1940 onwards, the Royal Navy began to grade the watches used according to the standards of the Hydrographic Service in the so-called "H. S. System" by function. For example, "H. S.3" stood for "Watch, Deck", i.e. an observation watch.
Specialist: Thomas Schmolek, Mst.
Thomas Schmolek, Mst.
+43-1-515 60-205
thomas.schmolek@dorotheum.at
18.04.2024 - 16:43
- Realized price: **
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EUR 1,235.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 500.- to EUR 800.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 500.-
Zenith Deckwatch
pocket watch for the Royal Navy, c. 1940 -- watch case: metal, numbered 8382371, screwed back and screw-down glass hoop, marked with “H. S.3" (grading as "Deckwatch") and Broad Arrow symbol, diameter c. 52 mm movement: manual winding, gilt lever movement, numbered 3286618, marked with Broad Arrow symbol, calibre 19-34-3-T, compensation balance, precision adjust, Breguet overcoil spring dial: white, enamel, Arabic numerals, marked with Broad Arrow symbol and numbered 6618 (the last 4 digits of the movement number), central second accessories: wooden box with inspection glass -- From 1940 onwards, the Royal Navy began to grade the watches used according to the standards of the Hydrographic Service in the so-called "H. S. System" by function. For example, "H. S.3" stood for "Watch, Deck", i.e. an observation watch.
Specialist: Thomas Schmolek, Mst.
Thomas Schmolek, Mst.
+43-1-515 60-205
thomas.schmolek@dorotheum.at
| Auction: | Watches and men's accessories |
| Auction type: | Online auction |
| Date: | 18.04.2024 - 16:43 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 28.03. - 17.04.2024 |
** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT
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