SOLID 18K GOLD TOUCHON & Co ART DECO POCKET WATCH c1920 Start Price GBP 695.00 Current Price GBP 695.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price GBP 825.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 30, 2008 End Time Sunday, December 07, 2008 Location Uckfield, East Sussex See more about 'SOLID 18K GOLD TOUCHON & Co ART DECO POCKET WATCH c1920' Description SOLID 18K GOLD TOUCHON & Co ART DECO POCKET WATCH c1920 BORING BITS FIRST BUT PLEASE READ ALL OF MY ITEMS ARE GENUINE THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY. I AM SELLING ALL OF MY WATCHES !! EVERYTHING MUST GO. I have also recently closed my eBay shop, so if you want to see my other items you will have to click the 'view seller's other items' link. EVERYTHING IS ADVERTISED AT THE MINIMUM FIGURE I WILL ACCEPT, SO OFFERS BELOW THAT WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. I have too many interests and some of them are suffering due to the lack of time I have to spend on them. I have therefore decided to cease my interest in watches altogether !!  All of my watches, gold watch chains and watch fobs are therefore being offered for sale over the coming weeks and a significant amount have already sold, on eBay and elsewhere. I am only keeping a very few watches for private use and sentimental reasons. I HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE MY LISTINGS PRIVATE FOR THE SECURITY OF MY BUYERS. NOTE :- ..... I DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS OTHER THAN THROUGH PAYPAL..... IF I AM UNHAPPY WITH ANY ASPECT OF A PAYPAL PAYMENT e.g. IF IT LOOKS FRAUDULENT OR SUSPICIOUS IN ANY WAY, I WILL REFUND IT AND CANCEL THE SALE. ARE YOU A ZERO RATED BIDDER ?....... If so, be prepared to answer E mails I send you. If you don't I will remove your bid. *********************************************************************************   BRIEF DESCRIPTION HERE ....... MORE DETAIL FURTHER DOWN This is a MAGNIFICENT and VERY VERY FINE Pocket Watch in the HIGH ART DECO STYLE dating from around 1920 in superb condition by the ULTRA HIGH QUALITY MAKERS TOUCHON & Co for COLEMAN E ADLER of NEW ORLEANS in perfect working order and in a SOLID 18K YELLOW GOLD CASE...... read on for further details................... ****************************************************************** DETAILED DESCRIPTION ****************************************************                             A short note on TOUCHON........The Touchon trademark started around 1907 and ceased around 1921 ( recently suggested to be 1901 to 1927 but I await confirmation of this ) as an independent entity before being incorporated into a larger company. In their short lifespan, Touchon made watches of a staggeringly high quality.........such high quality was very expensive to produce and very few people could afford them............ Tiffany were one of their main customers. Touchon watches are every bit as good as Patek Philippe and much more exclusive as they were only produced for 14 years...... Have a look at my dedicated Touchon & Co website ..... it's the only dedicated touchon & Co site on the web so shouldn't be hard to find.  THIS PARTICULAR WATCH IS A PRIVATE LABEL ITEM PRODUCED BY TOUCHON FOR A RETAILER IN NEW ORLEANS BUT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THEIR TIFFANY PIECES.  **************************************************** THE MOVEMENT                              is of the highest quality as you would expect of a watch made by such an exclusive firm as TOUCHON. It is signed as being made for COLEMAN E ADLER NEW ORLEANS by TOUCHON & Co and numbered 40897 and marked as having 17 jewels and SIX ( 6 ) adjustments !!!!. Several of the LARGE RUBY JEWELS are visible in the movement photograph.  All movement lettering is finished in gold.  The movement plates are brush nickel finished and in excellent condition.  THE GEAR TRAIN IS SOLID ROSE GOLD ALLOY.  It is in beautiful condition and perfect working order, with all elements of the watch acting as they should.  The regulator utilises swing pointer micrometer adjustment.  The balance is of cut bimetallic compensation type with gold screws.  Although the watch keeps excellent time, neither timekeeping or reliability are warrantied due to the age of the piece.  The watch is wound and set by the crown and ticks away quite happily without any encouragement. Look at the movement photo and be sure to supersize it.............it really is superb and ULTRA HIGH QUALITY. THE DIAL                              is silvered, signed COLEMAN E ADLER below the 12 and  Swiss below. It is in NEAR MINT condition. The hours are marked with Roman numerals in black with the outer minute ring simply marked with black lines. The ordinary running seconds are indicated by the subsidiary dial at 6 o'clock. The hands are all in excellent condition and of fine blued steel. Overall NEAR MINT condition for a dial of this age and type. THE CRYSTAL                              is possibly a later replacement and in excellent condition. THE CASE                              is a SOLID 18K GOLD item with a beautiful Art Deco style to it. It is overall brightly polished and in NEAR MINT overall condition. The back is of hinged type and snaps in place firmly. It is TOUCHON & Co Swiss inside the rear cover and bears marks for 18K solid Gold as well as the same serial number as the movement. The initials EHE are on the outside of the case back in a factory font and would polish if desired.  The pendant, bow and winding crown are all in excellent condition but the crown has lost its gold casing. Overall diameter excluding the winding crown is about 44mm and about 8 mm thick including the crystal. This is a stylish watch case. IN SUMMARY                              a MAGNIFICENT and VERY FINE watch from the ultra high grade and sought after maker TOUCHON in a solid 18K gold case retailed by a NEW ORLEANS jeweller which is still capable of daily use.    PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ANYTHING.   IF YOU ARE A ZERO RATER, I WILL REMOVE YOUR BID IF YOU DON'T CONTACT ME BEFORE BIDDING. BEST WISHES. GERMAN POINTERS FOREVER !!!      REMEMBER ... I WILL PERMIT 14 DAYS FOR YOU TO ARRANGE FUNDS, BUT I DO WANT AT LEAST A 5% DEPOSIT VIA PAYPAL PRETTY QUICKLY AFTER THE AUCTION TO INDICATE YOUR SERIOUS INTENTIONS.     Note Regarding Paypal Payments.       Ebay now require sellers to accept Paypal for all listings, however, if you pay by Paypal and I am unhappy about the Paypal transaction in any way, I will reject your payment and cancel the transaction. If the listing is a sale on behalf of a friend, I will only permit a deposit by Paypal, the bulk will have to be paid by other means as I am not willing to risk chargebacks where I have transferred payments to third parties. On conclusion of the auction, payment may be made by Paypal (but see above note ), cheque, bankers draft, postal or money order, direct payment or wire transfer into my UK bank account, details of which will be given to the winning bidder on request. MY AUCTIONS ARE TRANSACTED IN GB POUNDS UNLESS THE LISTING IS ON BEHALF OF ONE OF MY MANY AMERICAN FRIENDS WHEN US DOLLARS WILL BE SPECIFIED. Unless there is prior agreement, payment MUST be received within 14 days of close of auction or the item will first be offered to the second place bidder before being relisted. Items paid for by cheque will not be shipped until payment has cleared or you have a 100% feedback rating in excess of 50, in which case goods will be shipped immediately at my discretion. My rates for insured shipping and cost of secure packaging assuming a packed weight not greater than 500g are.......                               £ 7.50 GB Pounds Next Day Special Delivery within the United Kingdom                             £ 10.50 GB Pounds rest of the World International Signed For.  Delivery 7 to 14 working days usually. I HAVE NEVER HAD A ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR PACKET GO ASTRAY IN 6 YEARS OF SENDING THOUSANDS OF WATCHES ACROSS THE GLOBE ....... *****************************************      PREMIUM INTERNATIONAL or EXPRESS DELIVERIES                      PLEASE NOTE :- I no longer offer premium express mail services for international deliveries as standard but will provide quotes on request.                           This is due to the fact that prices have increased to an unacceptably high level and also, NO ONE in the Express business and I mean NO ONE offers insurance on watches shipped internationally if their value exceeds about £ 100 and in some cases, this figure is much less. It is also the case that if the value of a watch is declared on the customs slip to exceed this figure, then officially, the company can refuse to handle it.  So, if you want it fast, then you can have it, but it won't be fully insured by the courier.                            Some companies will actually sell insurance above this level, but if you check their small print, they will not pay out in respect of watches valued above this figure. I don't care if your local shipping office tells you they do, because I have checked all of them and they don't !!!. ( FEDEX, DHL, PARCELFORCE, UPS,  ETC ETC ) So I suggest that you ensure you have your own insurance cover in place if purchasing high value watches and you may also wish to enquire why some sellers charge enormous amounts for insurance which is not actually valid.                           I will not enter into pointless communication with people who tell me that their local shipper does offer insurance on valuable watches as clearly, they don't know what they are talking about......... so don't bother E mailing me on the subject as I will just delete it.  ***************************************** DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH THOUGH BECAUSE AS STATED ABOVE I HAVE NEVER HAD A ROYAL MAIL INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR PACKET GO ASTRAY IN 6 YEARS OF SENDING THOUSANDS OF WATCHES ACROSS THE GLOBE. NOTE ...... The delivery times above are from me getting the packed item to the shipping depot or Post Office ...... not from when you pay. I generally ship the day after cleared payment is received. I DO COMBINE MULTIPLE ITEMS TO REDUCE SHIPPING COSTS, BUT SOMETIMES HAVE TO SLIGHTLY INCREASE CHARGES DEPENDING ON WEIGHT.  THESE RATES ARE NOT NEGOTIABLE AND WILL BE ADDED TO THE WINNING BID FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE......... I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO INCREASE THE CHARGES DUE TO ANY UNUSUAL SHIPPING REQUESTS OR IF THE ITEM IS OF PARTICULARLY HIGH VALUE.......... ANY EXTRA CHARGES WILL ONLY BE THOSE CHARGED TO ME BY THE POST OFFICE.......... I DO NOT PROFITEER FROM SHIPPING RATES ! I accept returns within 14 days of receipt only if the item is found to differ SIGNIFICANTLY from the item listing and if it is returned EXACTLY AS SUPPLIED, IF AND ONLY IF THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF DISMANTLING WHATSOEVER. My items are however accurately described, so if you do not want it, do not bid for it. I do not refund postage charges and I do not pay customs fees or local taxes for which you are liable. I do not run an approval service. Thank you. Who am I and what are my credentials ? .....  I have recently started to dispose of my entire antique and precision watch collection in order to concentrate on working my German Pointer gundogs, so many of my recent transactions will be in relation to 4WD parts and hunting equipment, however, you can see my watch sales by clicking on the 'feedback as a seller' section of my feedback profile....I have made my recent sales private as some have been for high value items. You will of course recognise the user names of many of my buyers as the watch collecting community is fairly small.  I was a very enthusiastic collector of watches living in England.  I have over 30 years of experience and was particularly interested in highly stylised Art Deco watches.  I am also a trained engineer and so appreciate watches of complex and fine manufacture of whatever era.  Almost all of the watches I offer for sale were originally part of my collection or purchased for the sake of study. I occasionally sell items on behalf of close friends who are not quite up to speed with eBay or who are just too busy to sell for themselves.  I also have an avid interest in precious metals and gemstones.  I provide honest descriptions of the items I offer for sale.  I have hundreds of repeat customers across the Globe and aim to make your eBay experience as enjoyable as possible regardless of the size of transaction. Restoration Policy ...... my restoration policy is quite simple..... I don't !!!!.  To me a restored thing is a new thing and not to my liking.  Unless there is no other option ( i.e. the item is regarded as 'too far gone' ) , I do not ever restore items that I place for sale as I would rather the eventual decision whether to restore or not rests with the final owner.  Some people totally destroy hundreds of years of history just so they can offer a visually perfect item for sale.  To me, imperfections and patina are what antiques and vintage items are all about, so the items you buy from me may have had a light clean if necessary, but that is all.  Any defects listed are to be taken as guides and not considered as exhaustive. If you want to contact me, please use the 'E mail seller' link near the top right of the listing. I will generally get back to you within 24 hours unless the answer to your question is contained in the listing....in which case I may not !!. 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