Antique Stauffer / Peerless Iwc Pocket Watch, Circa 1895

An antique Stauffer Peerless (IWC) pocket watch with a semi-hermetic case.

The stem-winding movement is ticking away nicely and the time keeping is good to around five minutes over a 24 hour period. The movement is stamped S&Co, Peerless and it has the serial number 161234 which dates it back to between 1895-1900.

The watch measures 48mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. As you can see in the photos below, the textured finish on the winding crown has worn with age and use but it is still usable and easy to wind. The case is .935 silver and it has Continental hallmarks inside the case back, together with the case number 185912 which dates it back to the late 1890s so it ties in nicely with the date of the movement. The case has elaborate initials to the back.

The lens has scratches and general marks across it, probably from knocking against something in a pocket.

The white dial has black Arabic numbers, blued steel hands and a subsidiary seconds dial. The hands are set by way of the pin set button to the side of the winding crown. The dial is in very nice condition.

The watch comes in a vintage presentation box.

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