Details

Brand

IWC

Model

Dress Watch

Movement

Manually Wound cal. 89

Case

35mm

Metal

Rose Gold

Circa

1950's

Dial

Silver/Gold

Bezel

Rose Gold

Condition

Good

Box/Papers

Papers

About this watch

Band: Brown Leather Clasp: Plated Pin Buckle Glass: Plexi glass Water Resistant: Dust Proof This 18 ct rose Gold manually wound IWC dress watch dates from the 1950s. The case measures 35mm and is just 7mm thick; slim enough to slip under a cuff. Given its age and the materials used please consider the watch splash-proof and not for submersion. The dial is a silvery gold champagne colour with patina developing around the applied Arabic hour markers and on the dial itself just below the pinion. The gold dauphine hands are protected by a period-correct plexiglass crystal. This material can be polished to remove surface imperfections. The watch is presented on an unworn brown leather strap that secures with a generic plated pin buckle. Set behind the closed gold caseback beats the manually wound IWC calibre 89. Designed by IWC’s then technical director Albert Pellaton the calibre was introduced in the 1940s. It is widely considered one of the finest and most durable calibres of the mid-20th century. It runs at a relaxed 2.5hz for around 36 to 44 hours when fully wound. This IWC dress watch has just been through our service centre, Watch Tech, and is covered by our two-year VWC warranty. Papers. Circa 1950s.