Description

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This is a nicely dressed-up open-face pocket watch from Andre Rivalle, one of several house labels distributed by the E. Gluck Trading Company. Gluck itself has a well-documented history: Hungarian immigrant Armin Kauffman came to the United States in 1950 and acquired the E. Gluck Trading Company in 1967, using it to import Swiss-made movements sold under a handful of budget-to-mid-range American retail labels, including Sutton, Chateau, Precision, Adventura, and Andre Rivalle, typically retailing in the ten-to-fifty-dollar range when new. That places this watch's production in the Gluck-era Rivalle years, from the late 1960s onward, with the styling and case details here most consistent with the 1970s. The movement inside, stamped "1213-21" and marked "E. Gluck Trad," matches the caliber Gluck used across this label during that period.

The case is a base-metal gilt finish rather than solid gold, dressed up with an all-over hand-chiseled floral and scroll motif covering the caseback and a matching leaf-and-berry border running around the case band. There's a blank oval cartouche on the back left plain for a monogram that was apparently never added. The dial is clean white enamel-style with bold black Arabic numerals, signed "Andre Rivalle, 17 Jewels" with "Shockprotected" and "Swiss Made" beneath, paired with a fluted crown at the pendant.

Being upfront on condition: this watch is not running, and the crystal is loose in its bezel rather than seated and secure, so it should be handled and shipped with care, or budget for a new crystal and a service if you want it keeping time again. The case shows honest age wear consistent with a base-metal piece of this vintage, tarnishing and light scuffing to the high points of the engraving, but no dents or cracks to the case itself. The movement is intact and complete inside, as shown, which means this is a reasonable candidate for a watchmaker to service rather than a parts-only piece.

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