IWC Hand-Wound Dress Watch, Historical 18K/750, Junk
IWC Hand-Wound Dress Watch, Historical 18K/750, Junk
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A guide for this piece: about $549, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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A vintage IWC round dress watch as 18 carat yellow gold, with a silver-white dial, gold baton markers and a hand-wound movement, on a brown leather strap.
The Piece
IWC's Schaffhausen history distinguishes the 1915 wristwatch calibres 75 and 76 from the later automatic Ingenieur, introduced in 1955. Those dates describe the maker's development, not this watch's manufacture.
The case was as 18 carat (750) gold and the watch weighs 34.3 g. The silver-white dial carries the signature International Watch Co. Schaffhausen, slim gold baton markers and gold dauphine-style hands, inside a fine minute track.
The strap is a replacement.
Details
- Maker: IWC (International Watch Company), Schaffhausen
- Model: Round dress watch
- Material: description: 18 carat (750) yellow gold; silver-white dial with gold baton markers; brown crocodile-patterned leather strap with a gold-coloured buckle, not original. Metal fineness and component originality not newly tested.
- Movement: Hand-wound
- Weight: 34.3 g,
- Colour: Yellow gold; silver-white dial; brown strap
Condition
The replacement strap and clean-looking dial do not remove the need for movement and fastening inspection. See Japanese condition ranks.
The 34.3 g figure is item mass, not a refined-gold weight or an alteration to shipping weight. Numeric 1 is the non-usable category, not merely cosmetic wear. Diagnose the movement before considering a restoration budget.
Authenticity & Care
Keep dry pending a qualified watchmaker's inspection of the movement, crown, seals and fastening. Do not force a damaged crown or polish aged dial surfaces. Identity, component originality, metal fineness and service history remain individual checks.
Delivery from Japan
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