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An IWC I had never seen before
I was at my dealers today and I saw a watch that not only had I never seen, I didn't even know existed, the F. A. Jones skeleton! I'll let some quick snaps do the talking
Here's a closeup of the 9 o'clock side of the dial, showing the delicate work around the entire rim of the "dial". In the balance cock you can see the two slightly-different color pins that are curbs for the lever.
Finally a closeup of the back, showing the old-style signature "Intl. Watch Co." and the distinctive "long arm" regularot
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An IWC I had never seen before
By: aaronm : May 26th, 2011-18:27
I was at my dealers today and I saw a watch that not only had I never seen, I didn't even know existed, the F. A. Jones skeleton! I'll let some quick snaps do the talking Here's a closeup of the 9 o'clock side of the dial, showing the delicate work around...
Their Repeater
By: aaronm : May 27th, 2011-07:55
Is my favorite of the skeletonized IWCs. They don't do any engraving on the bridges, just let the cut-work speak for itself and since the repeating module is on top, you get a good view of the works! the video here captures it better than I can describe i...