Hermès Chaîne d’Ancre Quartz Bracelet Watch, Historical 18K, Junk
Hermès Chaîne d’Ancre Quartz Bracelet Watch, Historical 18K, Junk
- Dispatch
- Prepared and sent from Tokyo within 7–14 days, often sooner, or as arranged
- Arrival
- Estados Unidos · usually 4–7 days after dispatch, insured and tracked Check the Shipping Flowchart here
- Import
Duties and customs · View the estimate
A guide for this piece: about $10,894, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
The final figure is set by US Customs and depends on where the piece was made and the kind of object it is. Many antiques over a century old carry no ordinary duty; most jewellery and leather goods add a single-digit rate.
With EMS, any charge is collected by your postal service on delivery. For pieces of significant value we can often arrange duties prepaid before dispatch.
How the estimate is reached · Ask for a figure on this piece
- Character
- Scoring underway ·
- Replies
- Within one Tokyo business day · Ask the curator team
- Guarantee
- Authenticity guaranteed · How we grade
Every piece is measured by hand, in centimetres as Japan measures. Please allow 1–2 cm (about ½ inch) for the give of the material and the hand that held the tape.
Where each figure is taken · View the plate
Watch
Acquired by private invoice
Pieces of this calibre are reserved personally rather than through online checkout. Request the piece and the curator desk confirms availability, delivery and your invoice, payable by bank transfer or Wise. The piece is held for you while your transfer arrives.
Reserve this pieceAll sales are final. Please read our refund policy before purchase.
Considered offers only. The Desk replies personally to figures made in good faith; those set far below the asking price receive no reply.
Examined in Tokyo, one price, insured to your door. How buying from Japonista works · Join the Circle, free
An Hermès Chaîne d'Ancre bracelet watch as 18K gold, with a small round gold dial and black Roman numerals, a leaf-engraved bezel and a quartz movement, on an anchor-chain bracelet.
The Piece
The anchor-link bracelet and leaf-patterned bezel give the small round dial two distinct textures. Open links frame the head, while the dark Roman numerals contrast with its gold-coloured surface.
The watch has a small round head as 18K gold, set in a bezel engraved with a plaited leaf pattern, on a bracelet of anchor-style links worked with a woven texture. The gold dial is signed Hermès and Swiss and carries black Roman numerals.
The assessment places it in the original numeric 1 category, under which running is not assured, so it is not certified for use.
Details
- Maker: Hermès
- Model: Chaîne d'Ancre bracelet watch
- Material: description: 18K gold case and anchor-chain bracelet; gold dial with black Roman numerals; bezel engraved with a plaited leaf pattern. Metal fineness and component originality not newly tested.
- Movement: Quartz
- Measurements: Bracelet circumference about 14.5 cm (5.71 in)
- Colour: Yellow gold; gold dial
Condition
A loose engraved component and the separated head/bracelet are pictured. Do not treat the intact-looking dial as proof of a working watch. See Japanese condition ranks.
The 14.5 cm circumference is not a fresh fit measurement. With the head pictured apart from the links, bracelet closure and reassembly need assessment together; do not assume a battery replacement alone would make it wearable.
Authenticity & Care
Keep dry pending a qualified watchmaker's inspection of the movement, crown, seals and fastening. Do not force a damaged crown or polish aged dial surfaces. Identity, component originality, metal fineness and service history remain individual checks.
Delivery from Japan
Confirm protective packing and destination requirements before dispatch. Precious-metal carriage requires a permitted route; these pieces travel by a permitted route.
For a closer comparison of cases, dials and bracelets, visit Collectible watches. Ask for any item-specific detail you would like clarified before proceeding.
Chosen for you