$2,250
IWC DRESS WATCH, YELLOW GOLD International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen, movement No. 856823, case No. 878159. Made in the 1930's. Very fine, thin, 18K yellow gold keyless dress pocket watch. Four-body, solid, engine-turned reverse in pin-stripe pattern with off-set blank rectangular cartouche, decorated fl at band, hinged gold cuvette. Silvered with painted Breguet numerals, outer minute track divided by 5 minute numerals subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel Breguet hands. Frosted gilt brass, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck regulation. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 45 mm. Thickness 7 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-12-07