UP FOR AUCTION HERE IS A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL
VINTAGE SPUTNIK GAMBLING POCKET WATCH.
THIS IS A COOL GAMBLING DICE SPINNER GAME IN THE PHYSICAL FORM OF A POCKET WATCH! IT IS IN WORKING CONDITION. NOTE: IT IS A ANTIQUE/VINTAGE GAME AND NOT A WATCH. WANT TO GIVE IT A SHOT? YOU ACTIVATE THE HANDS BY TURNING THE TOP PART AS IF YOU WERE WINDING A WATCH. THERE IS ONE BLACK AND ONE RED HAND SO IT IS LIKE ROLLING TWO DIFFERENT DICE BECAUSE THEY LAND ON DIFFERENT RANDOM NUMBERS. SO MAKE YOUR ODDS AND PLACE YOUR BETS!
THIS FUN AND HARD-TO-FIND VINTAGE POCKET WATCH MEASURES ABOUT 2 5/8″ TALL INCLUDING WIND-UP TOP AND ABOUT 2″ ROUND. IT IS DONE IN A SILVER TONE – I AM NOT SURE WHAT TYPE OF METAL IT IS. IT HAS SOME WEIGHT TO IT. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE CRYSTAL – SEE THE PHOTOS. THERE IS SOME WEAR TO THE SILVER TONE METAL AND PERHAPS A DOT OF OXIDATION ON THE BACK BUT IT IS REAL SUPERFICIAL AND MAY BE ABLE TO BE CLEANED OFF. THE GAME FACE IS MARKED “SPUTNIK” AND “MADE AUSTRIA.” THE BACK OF THE POCKET GAME IS VERY HANDSOME AND DEPICTS A SUNRISE DESIGN.
THIS PIECE IS FROM AN ERA WHEN POCKET GAMBLING GAMES WERE MORE POPULAR – THAT SEEMS TO BE FROM AROUND LATE 1800S – 1950S. I DO NOT KNOW IF “SPUTNIK” IS REFERRING TO THE RUSSIAN SPACE VEHICLE, OR NOT. IF SO, OBVIOUSLY THAT WILL DATE THIS PIECE.
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THIS HARD-TO-FIND GAME WATCH WOULD MAKE A NEAT AND UNUSUAL ADDITION TO A ANTIQUE/VINTAGE GAMBLING POCKET WATCH COLLECTION. BUY HERE WHERE I HAVE A LOW STARTING BID AND NO RESERVE!
THANKS FOR TAKING A LOOK!
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