Pocket Watch: Antique Stauffer & Co IWC Silver Pocket Watch

The watch has a stem-winding movement which is working nicely. Although Stauffer & Co produced movements in their own right, they also sourced a smaller number of movements from IWC and possibly from other watch companies. This particular movement has the Stauffer & Co mark, together with the Peerless name which tells us that the movement was made by IWC (International Watch Company). The IWC serial number of 464130 dates it back to around 1910. There is also an Iwc patent number of 31457 which relates to a 1905 design for a ‘device for limiting the winding of barrel watch movement’. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover which has some slight unevenness. The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside both of the case backs for London (import mark) 1910 with a sponsor’s mark for Charles Nicolet, a director of Stauffer & Co in London. Overall, the case is in good condition with just a little unevenness to the back but not too detrimental at all. The acrylic lens is in lovely condition. The dial is in beautiful condition with pin-set blued steel hands. The watch comes in a new presentation box. All prices include UK postage (excluding Northern Ireland). Please contact us before placing international orders so that we can advise of shipping prices and to see if customs regulations allow us to post watches to your country. The international buyer is responsible for paying any import duties and taxes. All of our watches are checked over before listing and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch. We are a Vat registered company and all purchases are covered by Consumer Regulations. Credit / debit card purchases can be made over the telephone on 01386 750238 or you can proceed via the red 'Buy Now' button on each listing page. We are an on-line only business and do not have facilities for callers. Our offices are open from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. With regards to appraisals / valuations, we receive a huge number of information requests each day and unfortunately do not have the manpower to deal with them all individually. Our advice would be to contact a local auctioneer for a full appraisal.