Pocket Watch 1881 Vandome & Co Adelaide Sterling Silver English
Fusee Lever Working
This is an old
English sterling silver fusee lever pocket with ‘W. Vandome & Co, Adelaide’
printed on its dial. W. Vandome & Co were an Optician and Watchmaker in
Adelaide in the late 1800s (around 1880s) located at 2 Rundle St on the corner
with King William Road. It is in good working condition with a key wind and set
movement and a machine turned sterling silver hunter case (see photos). It
measures 48.3mm in diameter and 15.1mm thick. The hunter case is in good condition
for a watch of this age with no significant dents or scratches however there is
quite a bit of wear to the engine turned decoration on the outside of the case (see
photos). The case has functioning front and rear catch springs, however the push
spring that pushes the front cover open is quite weak. The covers all snap shut
and close snugly with hinges all strong and tight. Both the inner and outer rear
covers of the case have matching English Hallmarks for Stirling Silver, London,
1881, the serial number “477” and the case makers mark “JR”. The makers mark JR
stands for John Rotherhams which matches the movement of the watch. There is a
very faint name Charles Hill engraved into the inside of the rear cover that is
barely visible (see photos). The dial is in excellent condition with no visible
chips or hairline cracks (see photos). The watch has a glass crystal in
excellent condition with no chips or scratches. The movement is an English
fusee lever in excellent clean working condition still with its original dust
cover (see photo). The movement has the following markings “Rotherhams, London”
with the serial number “26570”, the Rotherham marking matches the makers mark
on the case showing that the movement is original to the case. The watch is key
wind, and includes a key which fits both the winder in the rear of the case and
the square for setting the hands
The
watch works, and I have wound and run it for 24 hours on my desk, and it
appeared to keep time to within a couple of minutes. The watch has not been
cleaned or serviced and so is sold as is.
This
is a vintage item and therefore has wear. It is offered as is without guarantee
other than an honest description. I do offer a refund policy, if you are not
entirely satisfied and contact me within 7 days of receiving the watch I am
happy to refund the purchase price of the watch (but not the postage costs)
when it has been returned. I will only refund postage costs if I have made an
error in my description of the watch.
Please
ask any questions before bidding and I will do my best to answer queries
promptly.
PAYMENTS
INTERNATIONAL
1. PAYPAL only for INTERNATIONAL bidders. (payment within 5 days)
AUSTRALIAN BIDDERS:
1. DEPOSIT INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT. 2. PAYPAL 3. MONEY ORDER
PAYMENT TO BE FINALISED WITHIN FIVE
DAYS OF CLOSE OF AUCTION
Winner is expected to contact me within three (3) days with name & address.
If there is a problem in meeting these terms please email me. If these
conditions are not met I reserve the right to resell the item. Buyer pays
Postage. Insurance is highly recommended. No responsibility is taken for
uninsured items.
POSTAGE
AUSTRALIA
AU$14.00 Parcel Post Signature on
Delivery
INTERNATIONAL
Please contact me for overseas
postage costs