Description:

Hampden (Swiss) 12S 17J grade YXV cal. 68 pocket watch, attractive nickel bridge-layout movement with bold red ruby jewels and a brushed finish, champagne-toned metal single sunk (SS) dial with a brushed finish, raised gold Arabic numbers, a black-marked outer minute marker ring and a black-marked subsidiary seconds register has a number of short scratches and some small specks of discoloration, slender gold steel baton style hands with pointed tips, elegant 14k (marked) thin-model friction fit case with a brushed Butler finish, beveled accents on the bezels, a very short pendant with a slightly recessed crown and a fancy bow, case is showing normal even wear with a bit of scuffing to the Butler finish and a few shallow depressions at the edges of the back cover, measures approx. 43mm in diameter x 51mm in length x 9mm thick (crystal included), weighs approx. 26.7dwt (watch included)/10.0dwt (case only). An elegant, classic solid gold vintage dress watch from the mid-1900s in excellent overall condition!


Item Specifics:

  • Year Made: mid 1900s
  • Company: Hampden (Swiss)
  • Movement Size: 0712S
  • Jewels: 1117J
  • Setting/Movement Type: pendant set
  • Model/Grade: YXV cal. 68
  • Movement Finish: nickel
  • Movement Details: bridge layout
  • Dial Material: metal
  • Dial Color: champagne
  • Hand Style: baton - light
  • Case Style: friction fit
  • Case Material: Solid Gold - Yellow
  • Case Details: thin model, fancy bow, recessed crown
  • Case Width/Diameter: 43mm (1.69 inches)
  • Case Length, bow included:  51mm (2.01 inches)
  • Case Thickness:  9mm (0.35 inches)
  • Crystal Material: plastic
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Gender: Unisex