Lot 1711

Description

Longines, gold open-faced pocket watch, circa 1923, Swiss-made, cream dial with blue Arabic numerals, blued hands, subsidiary seconds at six, decorative gilt border, suspended from a curb-link chain, in fitted Longines presentation case with accompanying papers. Believed to be the 14-carat gold example recorded in the Worland watch inventory, movement No. 4096543 (not yet verified). Good to very fine appearance, dial and hands apparently well preserved, minor age-related wear to case and fittings. Presentation case with some wear to interior lining.

Ex D. G. L. Worland Collection, Sydney. Accompanied by fitted Longines case and papers. The Worland inventory records a 14-carat Longines pocket watch, circa 1923, with associated service documentation.