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Dear Friends
I just discovered this watch after my father's death. But I don't know how to recognise the model. Could you give me any information about this watch ?
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here is some pic uploading assistance:
Picture Uploading - A Snappy Guide To upload a pic to the forum, you will need to first upload the picture onto a hosting site. This can be space provided by your internet service provider (your account may already come with one with a limited size). Whatever the case, the pic has to reside on a permanently live server and cannot be on your harddrive.
Quick Step One: most people sign up for a free host at www.photobucket.com Quick Step Two: Upload your pic, preferably in 640x480 size Quick Step Three: Look for this box below and click on the URL beside IMG Code, and paste it directly in ‘Your Comment’ box when writing a new comment in the forum. Quick Step Four: check, check, check that you have successfully uploaded the pic (like I have done with the image directly above :) by using the preview button i.e. clicking on the ‘tick’, just above the ‘Your Comment’ box. And you’re done !
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Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch. all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
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and some assistance in vintage watch / pocket watch identification:
Hi,
Closeup pics of the dial, casing, movement would help, if u could share them here on this forum.
The case number and movement number will also assist greatly. For pocket watches, to see the movement number you would need to open up the back of the pocket watch, which a good watchmaker can do for you without harming the timepiece.
Erstwhile, these below can assist for vintage / older watches: DateYourIWC by case and movement number (I prefer the applet version at the bottom), created by Marco Schönenberger Vintage Catalogs may contain your target vintage watch and provide details therein. Instructions found here on how you can also order an extract from IWC archives to verify authenticity. Visit our moderator Michael Friedberg's excellent website on pocket watches, and compare both the dial and the movement designs. Many pocket watches have similar dials, so you may wish to look more for similarities in movement design.
For active collections & editions you can also consult the IWC Workbook Search, an application created by Stefan Weeber. Please read its very useful Help page too. If you know the IWC watch reference but would like to “date” it, i.e. find out when/which year it was placed in an IWC Catalogue, please consult Greg Steer's fantastic catalogue found here.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch. all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
I checked your underlying code, and you tried to upload the photo directly from your hard drive. You first need to send it to a host on the world wide web, such as photobucket (as described in Shing's excellent post above).
I just discovered this watch after my father's death.
But I don't know how to recognise the model.
Could you give me any information about this watch ?
Thank you in advance
The only information is on the back: 2156
Picture Uploading - A Snappy Guide
To upload a pic to the forum, you will need to first upload the picture onto a hosting site. This can be space provided by your internet service provider (your account may already come with one with a limited size). Whatever the case, the pic has to reside on a permanently live server and cannot be on your harddrive.
Quick Step One: most people sign up for a free host at www.photobucket.com
Quick Step Two: Upload your pic, preferably in 640x480 size
Quick Step Three: Look for this box below and click on the URL beside IMG Code, and paste it directly in ‘Your Comment’ box when writing a new comment in the forum.
Quick Step Four: check, check, check that you have successfully uploaded the pic (like I have done with the image directly above :) by using the preview button i.e. clicking on the ‘tick’, just above the ‘Your Comment’ box. And you’re done !
If you are still facing issues, kindly consult this earlier discussion with clearer and more in depth instructions by two learned members.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com
time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch.
all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
Last edited: 8 December, 2012 - 16:07
Hi,
Closeup pics of the dial, casing, movement would help, if u could share them here on this forum.
The case number and movement number will also assist greatly. For pocket watches, to see the movement number you would need to open up the back of the pocket watch, which a good watchmaker can do for you without harming the timepiece.
Erstwhile, these below can assist for vintage / older watches:
DateYourIWC by case and movement number (I prefer the applet version at the bottom), created by Marco Schönenberger
Vintage Catalogs may contain your target vintage watch and provide details therein.
Instructions found here on how you can also order an extract from IWC archives to verify authenticity.
Visit our moderator Michael Friedberg's excellent website on pocket watches, and compare both the dial and the movement designs. Many pocket watches have similar dials, so you may wish to look more for similarities in movement design.
For active collections & editions you can also consult the IWC Workbook Search, an application created by Stefan Weeber. Please read its very useful Help page too.
If you know the IWC watch reference but would like to “date” it, i.e. find out when/which year it was placed in an IWC Catalogue, please consult Greg Steer's fantastic catalogue found here.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com
time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch.
all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
Last edited: 8 December, 2012 - 16:07
I checked your underlying code, and you tried to upload the photo directly from your hard drive. You first need to send it to a host on the world wide web, such as photobucket (as described in Shing's excellent post above).
Good luck.
Regards, Michael
mfriedberg@iwcforum.com
I will definitly check the websites you recomended me.
Here are the pictures I have tried to send if this can help.
Cheers from the cellar
cellar@gregsteer.net
Last edited: 4 January, 2013 - 22:35
Andrew
andrew.thomas1@mac.com
Regards