Lot 138: An Assortment of Mid-20th Century Pocket and Fob Watches

This lot comprises an assortment of ten pocket and fob watches featuring various open-face and hunter-style cases. The group includes a white metal open-face watch with a cream dial, blue-steeled hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial, marked SEKONDA, 18 JEWELS, and MADE IN USSR. An INGERSOLL TRIUMPH open-face white metal watch is included with a copper-tone curb link chain and T-bar, marked INGERSOLL LTD LONDON and TRIUMPH. A patinated white metal open-face watch is marked SMITHS EMPIRE and MADE IN GT BRITAIN. Other open-face examples include a white metal watch marked REGENT and SHOCKRESISTANT, a white metal watch marked SAXON, and a brass-tone watch marked INGERSOLL with Roman numerals. The lot also features a white metal nurse’s fob watch on a pin fitting marked INGERSOLL and MADE IN GT BRITAIN. Two hunter-style cases are present: one brass-tone case with a locomotive engine motif in high relief, and one darkened metal case featuring a relief building scene with floral borders. One additional open-face white metal watch features a dial with Arabic numerals and leaf hands.