- International Watch Company. Founded in 1868 by Florentine Ariosto Jones. Year of manufacture: Unknown, but probably around 1937. The diameter of the round shaped stainless steel case is 49,3mm not including the crown. Full length is 60mm. It is 13,9mm thick. Specifics of this model. 1 – IWC high grade watch with an original two tone Art Deco dial. 2 – IWC rare and extraordinary. 67 caliber, entirely designed and built in house by IWC. 3 – Art Deco staybrite stainless steel case, the best stainless steel available for watch making at the time. The serial/ reference number in the movement. The serial/ reference number in the back. The original dial is in excellent condition, almost perfect. See the pictures and make your own judgment. The blue steel Breguet hands are in very good/excellent condition, with only some small spots of oxidation! It is in very good condition, with minimal signs of use. Please note that it has opening marks in two different places, one of them was certainly caused by applying excessive force in the wrong place. Very nice, amazing condition! Is plastic / Plexiglas. It is in very good condition, it has no ugly scratches, no cracking and no glazing. Swiss made, high end IWC manual wind caliber 67, finely decorated with Geneva stripes. It was subject to a C. (cleaning lubricating and adjustment) job by a master watchmaker around/more than ten years ago. The crystal was probably replaced at the same time. If it is not stated that the watch has been serviced recently you would better consider a revision by an expert watchmaker, no matter how good the test results may look. Starts when winding, there is no need to shake it. Time setting and winding are both smooth. To get you a clearer picture of how the watch will behave, I do the following home testing: I manually wind the watch, even if the watch has automatic wind, and test it against a watch that I know is correct. For this I purpose I use a web page that provides the exact time. I check the deviation after 12 and 24 hours. For this watch after 12 hours: +24 seconds and after 24 hours: +40 seconds. Actually wearing the watch in the pulse will get you different results for sure. 1 – The watch should not be used in the water! All diving watches, even recent, should be sent for a qualified water sealing service each year prior to diving season. Any acrylic or metallic display that might appear in the pictures is not included in the sale! Please don’t send me a message telling me what you think is the value of the item, or asking me if I will consider an offer in the amount of x or what is my best price. This is the most effective way to avoid the disappointment of seeing the item go to someone else. Please take a look at my other auctions. At my excellent feedback! Please refer to the pictures for a complete perception of the items condition. This will be more precise and effective than my eyesight or judgment. All pictures are of the actual item. Photos are not retouched or edited to mask defects. Please take time to enlarge the all the photos for the clearest, largest images. Photos usually disclose the condition much better than a written description as many people have a different idea on what words or terms may mean. Please remember that seeing the item at very high magnification, as in the pictures that I provide, brings to life small defects that the human eye does not perceive. International Buyers – important notes. An exception to this is the. For instance, if you are in the. You can track it in the. Website, and if you are in the. You will track it in the. You can track it in. Some countries might not provide the tracking feature. Please check with your country postal office beforehand as I cannot have this information. Important note concerning expected time of arrival. In the European Community zone. Outside the Euro countries. Usually 21 to 30 days, a few times less than that, depending of your country. To the rest of the world. A scan of the post receipt will be at your disposal, should you ask. Neither the cost of packing. Do you want to receive your item faster? If you do I can send it to you very fast but the cost is considerably higher. MRW is a Spanish company that subcontracts other carriers. The item “IWC vintage pocket watch! Two tone dial! IWC caliber 67! Art Deco steel case” is in sale since Sunday, May 28, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “fifty.fifty.50″ and is located in Europe. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Brand: IWC
- Material: Stainless Steel
- Closure: Open Face
- Features: 12-Hour Dial
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
- Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding)