Dr No
[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
37522
And now, for something . . .
. . . completely different.
Yes, an IWC. Compared to what comes to mind when the subject is brought up, totally out of the ordinary. Captured on my watchmaker's bench yesterday.
Art
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And now, for something . . .
. . . completely different. Yes, an IWC. Compared to what comes to mind when the subject is brought up, totally out of the ordinary. Captured on my watchmaker's bench yesterday. Art ...
Some exquisite details on the bezel, screwed chatons
From what year is this watch, approximately?
My sense is it's early-to-mid '40s production . . .
. . . but perhaps the movement number 879398 will pin production date down definitively.
1920's - 30's
I believe this is earlier than the 1940's. I would suggest it's from the 1920's - 1930's. The case (bezel) details and the shape of the hands suggest that to me.....my 2 cents.
Quite possible, as one of the scratch marks on the inner case back . . .
. . . looks like . . . . . . either 11/2/ 21 or 1/12/ 21 . Art ...