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Wound & Worn Lot 23
Steel diver’s watch, faded matte dial
Frey Watch Service c. 1967, serviced 2025
Estimate$900 – $1,400
Bidding on this lot has not opened yet. It opens with the rest of Wound & Worn.
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- Hammer
- $700
- Buyer’s premium 18%
- $126
- You pay
- $826
- Packed & shipped, est.
- + $42
Soft close. A bid inside the final 3 minutes pushes the closing time out by 3 minutes from that bid, with no cap on extensions. You never need to be here at the published minute. How that works
Sold
Hammer $700
Plus buyer’s premium at 18% $126
The buyer paid $826plus $42 packed and shipped
Bidding is closed on this lot. There is no bid control here, because there is nothing left to bid on.
Passed
Bidding reached $700 against a reserve of$850, so the lot was passed and did not sell.
It may be re-offered in a later sale at a revised reserve. Bidding is closed.
Unsold
This lot received no bids at all and went unsold.
We publish these with the same prominence as the lots that sold. A results page that only shows the wins is a marketing page. Bidding is closed.
- Ships from
- Portland, OR
- Packed & shipped, est.
- $42
- Next minimum bid
- $700 (increment $50)
Catalogue entry
A 38mm steel diver’s case with a faded matte black dial, cream-toned tritium lume plots and a domed acrylic crystal. Serviced March 2025: mainspring replaced, crown gasket replaced, movement cleaned, oiled and regulated.
Runs to within +8 seconds a day over five positions across 24 hours, measured on the bench.
Dial is original and unrefinished, with even fading. Hands are original and match the dial in tone.
Provenance
- Private collection, Portland
- Serviced by the consignor, March 2025
What you actually pay
Bids are on the hammer price. A buyer’s premium of 18% is added to the hammer, and shipping is quoted separately — $42 for this lot, packed and sent domestically. At the current next minimum of $700 that comes to $826 before shipping, or $868 delivered.
The published increment table
The step is set by the table, not by us on the day.
The band your bid falls into decides the smallest legal step above it. At the current $700 that step is $50, so the next acceptable bid is $700. Leave a maximum and we bid for you in these steps, stopping as soon as you are in front — you will often pay less than your maximum.
Soft close. A bid inside the final 3 minutes pushes the closing time out by 3 minutes from that bid, and there is no cap on extensions. A lot closes when 3 full minutes pass with nobody bidding. You never have to be here at the published minute.
| Current bid | Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 – $99 | $10 |
| $100 – $499 | $25 |
| $500 – $999 | $50 |
| $1,000 – $1,999 | $100 |
| $2,000 – $4,999 | $250 |
| $5,000 – $9,999 | $500 |
| $10,000 – $19,999 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 – $49,999 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 and above | $5,000 |
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