A gents stainless steel manual watch in excellent overall condition, manufactured by the International Watch Company (IWC), one of the most prestigious watchmakers in the world. This fabulous example dates to 1961. You will be very hard pressed to find another fifty five year old watch in this condition. The case and dial present very well indeed and the movement is running perfectly and keeping time. This watch is signed four times, on the dial, case, crown and movement. It is a very expensive connoisseur’s watch made by a low volume elite company which has a reputation among aficionados for producing some of the finest quality watches in the world. The movements in these watches are pure works of art and of a quality which is second to none. The legendary cal. 89 movement housed in this watch is one of the most reliable and robust units manufactured by IWC. To those who have only a passing interest in top quality watches, an IWC watch is not immediately obvious as a high end timepiece but at auctions, hammer prices of IWC models often surpass the levels reached by more well known high end makes. IWC watches are truly remarkable and HIGHLY sought after by collectors (who must have at least one) as well people wanting to wear a watch with elegance and understated class.
Case: made of stainless steel, in very good condition indeed, one of the best I have seen in a while. The case measures approximately 34 mm across, excluding the signed crown and 41 mm from lug to lug. The inside of the rear cover is fully signed by IWC and includes the famous circular logo containing the words “IWC Probus Scafusia”. The case shows the inevitable light signs of careful and probably infrequent use over the years but absolutely no signs of abuse, dents or scratches of any significance that I could see to point out to you.
Dial: French white finish, signed “International Watch Co. Schaffhausen Swiss”. The hours are marked by silver coloured batons. The hands are in very good shape and the crystal is clean and clear.
Movement: IWC cal. 89 17 jewel mechanism with damaskeened plates (Geneve stripes). The watch winds and sets perfectly, runs and keeps time. The movement is signed “International Watch Co. Swiss”. The serial number dates the watch to 1961.
Strap: fitted with a lightly used "Hirsch" brown leather strap, which attached to the watch measures approximately 215 mm from buckle tip to last hole.
