SOLD!!! IWC pocket watch cal. 73

Brand: International Watch Company (IWC)

Model: pocket watch (14K gold)

Year of production: +/- 1928

Diameter (without crown): 47mm

Description

Description

If you’re looking for the perfect dressy pocket watch, we got you covered! This pocket watch has a very slim yellow gold case, with crisp engine turning. The dial has Breguet numerals and hands. The movement is the famous caliber IWC. cal 73, a beautifull manually wound movement with a high lever of finishing. Attention is truly paid to every detail and this movement can absolutely be considered “haute horlogerie”. The movement is in excellent condition and has been completely overhauled, with a modern unbreakable mainspring installed. It’s ready to be worn by it’s future owner.

As icing on the cake, the watch comes in the antique leather box of the jeweler who sold the watch, “Bonebakker” in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Dial: very good condition & fully original

Hands: original Breguet hands, very good condition

Case: very good 14K yellow gold case, shows some signs of use, no dents, engraving on caseback & dust cover

Crown: replacement crown, very good condition

Crystal: original mineral glass crystal, has some scratches

Movement: IWC in-house movement, recently overhauled, running well within 30 seconds in 24 hours, sold with 12 months warranty

Some background information

International Watch Co (IWC) was founded by Florentine Aristo Jones in 1868. He worked as director at the prestigious Howard Watch & Clock Co in Boston (USA). He wanted to start a watch company in Switzerland, using the knowledge of modern en industrial production methods from the United States and combine it with Swiss craftsmanship and lower wages to make watches of high quality to be sold on the American market. Beside having a great reputation in dress watches, they also made a reputation in military & pilot’s watches.

Additional information

Weight 0.500 kg
Dimensions 20 × 15 × 9 cm