Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 15, 2016
IWC DE LUXE AUTOMATIC YELLOW GOLD International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, De Luxe, No. 1398380, case No. 1441886. Made circa 1960. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with a detachable 18K yellow gold IWC brick bracelet.
Three-body, polished and brushed, sloping T-bar lugs, inclined bezel, snap-on case back. Champagne with applied yellow gold dart indexes, outer dot minute division. Luminous yellow gold dauphine hands. Cal. C.852, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |