Lot 613: A Collection of Vintage Wristwatches, Eyewear, and a Carved Meerschaum-Style Pipe

A mixed group lot featuring an assortment of vintage mechanical and quartz wristwatches, antique eyewear, and a decorative pipe. The collection includes a gold-tone Montine of Switzerland automatic wristwatch with a cushion-shaped case, silvered sunburst dial, and date window at 3 o’clock. The dial is printed MONTINE / OF SWITZERLAND / 25 JEWELS / INCABLOC / T SWISS MADE T. A chrome-plated Scorpius manual wind wristwatch features a heavily aged champagne dial with sub-seconds, printed Scorpius / LEVER / FOREIGN / MADE. A gold-tone Rone Sportsmans manual wind wristwatch with a square case bears a silvered dial printed RONE / SPORTSMANS / INCABLOC / SWISS MADE. A stainless steel Montine manual wind wristwatch with an integrated link bracelet is printed MONTINE / INCABLOC / 17 JEWELS / SWISS MADE. A Smiths Empire manual wind wristwatch in a base metal case features a cream dial printed SMITHS / EMPIRE / 5 JEWELS / MADE IN GT BRITAIN.

The lot further includes three ladies’ wristwatches: a gold-tone Limit of Switzerland printed LIMIT / OF SWITZERLAND / 17 JEWELS / INCABLOC / SWISS MADE; a silver-tone Rotary cocktail watch printed ROTARY / SWISS MADE; and a textured gold-tone Montine of Switzerland printed MONTINE / OF SWITZERLAND / 17 JEWELS / INCABLOC / SWISS MADE. A two-tone Japanese quartz watch bears an R logo and is marked JAPAN MOVT.

The additional items comprise two pairs of antique spectacles: a pair of folding tortoiseshell-effect spectacles in an oval leather case with gold lettering reading Curry & Paxton Ltd, and a pair of rimless pince-nez spectacles in a black case bearing a red adhesive label printed IF RETURNED TO / H. BEAUMONT F.B.O.A. / OPTICIAN / HUDDERSFIELD / NO. 4287. A carved meerschaum-style pipe bowl depicting a recumbent dog is presented in a fitted leather case with a gold label inside the lid reading THE CONTINENTAL FANCY BAZAAR / ARCADE / JOHANNESBURG / MADE IN VIENNA.