4 Discussions and CommentsMember since Jan. 25, 2013Trieste,
Italy
Hi all, and well found. I'm new to the forum and possibly a meteor, but I want so much to have your opinion about the watch that my grandfather gave to my father and my father gave to me. I'm very proud to own this item and I am very sorry not to be able to use every day as a common clock. I do not know if I'll keep it but surely, for what little I used it I believe that this watch has a soul, seems to speak, has a history that none of what I have with me will never egualiare. Every time I open the case back to relax and the thousands of wheels that rotate give me a sense of extreme relaxation. Hold an object so beautiful and full of history and love for the passage of time, sometimes it can be helpful for this busy life.
Greetings to the entire board.
Enzo... aka Oldfox ;)
PS: Anyone who could give me information about this jewel of technology will be very grateful.
2,457 Discussions and CommentsMember since May 7, 2003
Welcome to the forum Enzo and thanks for showing your pictures of this wonderfull pocket watch. I'm not an expert on pocket watches but I'm sure others might comment on it. Because of the SIHH your post might get burried under all the posts about the novelties, but I hope someone will pick it up.... curious myself to hear something more about it.... Regards Norbert
You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf - Jon Kabat-Zinn
1,912 Discussions and CommentsMember since Aug. 4, 2001
Welcome to the forum. It is a beautiful hunter, most likely a ref 123, with a 18k gold case and with a cal 98, one of the movements used in the Ref 325 (original Portugieser). I have been unable of reading the case number from your images. If you give us the case number we can date it.
2,996 Discussions and CommentsMember since April 2, 2011Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
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.
Visit our moderator Michael Friedberg's http://www.iwcpocketwatch.com 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.
Hope this helps.
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.
217 Discussions and CommentsMember since March 27, 2001
Probably it is a calibre 68, the differences to c. 98 are small (different movement-hights). In my opinion the c.98 has a nickel-plated movement and he c.68 a gilded one. But only the movement number can solve he question!
Hans-Georg Aberle Wrote:Probably it is a calibre 68, the differences to c. 98 are small (different movement-hights). In my opinion the c.98 has a nickel-plated movement and he c.68 a gilded one. But only the movement number can solve he question!
Agreed, with one other difference: time of production. The signature on the dial looks somewhat compressed, which is some times typical of production from the late 1930s, and more likely a cal. 68. You see that signature on many 67s, and it must have been characteristic from one dial supplier of the era. But again only the numbers will tell for sure.
4 Discussions and CommentsMember since Jan. 25, 2013Trieste,
Italy
<u>Gentlemen, you're beautiful, I think I never had such a warm welcome in any forum.</u> I forgot to ask sorry for my poor english, google translate helps me a little, but a lot then I have to put in place the translation and I hope it is understandable. Have you reasons, I find inside the box marked C. 98 and just under half-hidden, there is also a serial 1127736 (I think the number of mechanics). The serial clock is printed on the first and second cap bottom and is: 1850977. In the first cap, under the serial there is also written 123. Perhaps you have opened many clocks in your life and uncover a cap now will not make any special effect, I could hypnotize all those little gears.
Let me know gentlemen, your information is added to the clock history of my grandfather.
1,912 Discussions and CommentsMember since Aug. 4, 2001
oldfox Wrote:<u>Gentlemen, you're beautiful, I think I never had such a warm welcome in any forum.</u> I forgot to ask sorry for my poor english, google translate helps me a little, but a lot then I have to put in place the translation and I hope it is understandable. Have you reasons, I find inside the box marked C. 98 and just under half-hidden, there is also a serial 1127736 (I think the number of mechanics). The serial clock is printed on the first and second cap bottom and is: 1850977. In the first cap, under the serial there is also written 123. Perhaps you have opened many clocks in your life and uncover a cap now will not make any special effect, I could hypnotize all those little gears.
Let me know gentlemen, your information is added to the clock history of my grandfather.
Thanks to all
Hi Oldfox, Your grandfather's watch is a IWC hunter pocket watch Ref 123 with case number 1850977 maufactured around 1967 and delivered to the first buyer around 1970. The movement is a cal. 98 number 1127736, which was manufactured around 1946.
I'm new to the forum and possibly a meteor, but I want so much to have your opinion about the watch that my grandfather gave to my father and my father gave to me.
I'm very proud to own this item and I am very sorry not to be able to use every day as a common clock. I do not know if I'll keep it but surely, for what little I used it I believe that this watch has a soul, seems to speak, has a history that none of what I have with me will never egualiare. Every time I open the case back to relax and the thousands of wheels that rotate give me a sense of extreme relaxation.
Hold an object so beautiful and full of history and love for the passage of time, sometimes it can be helpful for this busy life.
Greetings to the entire board.
Enzo... aka Oldfox ;)
PS: Anyone who could give me information about this jewel of technology will be very grateful.
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Oldfox
Last edited: 25 January, 2013 - 17:45
Regards
Norbert
You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf - Jon Kabat-Zinn
With case and movement numbers, we can date it for you, or you can use the Date My IWC app.
Gorgeous dial.
Regards,
Cliff
Last edited: 30 January, 2013 - 09:14
I have been unable of reading the case number from your images. If you give us the case number we can date it.
clepsydra
ad fontes...
Last edited: 26 January, 2013 - 12:11
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.
Visit our moderator Michael Friedberg's http://www.iwcpocketwatch.com 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.
Hope this helps.
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.
But only the movement number can solve he question!
Agreed, with one other difference: time of production. The signature on the dial looks somewhat compressed, which is some times typical of production from the late 1930s, and more likely a cal. 68. You see that signature on many 67s, and it must have been characteristic from one dial supplier of the era. But again only the numbers will tell for sure.
Regards, Michael
mfriedberg@iwcforum.com
clepsydra
ad fontes...
I forgot to ask sorry for my poor english, google translate helps me a little, but a lot then I have to put in place the translation and I hope it is understandable.
Have you reasons, I find inside the box marked C. 98 and just under half-hidden, there is also a serial 1127736 (I think the number of mechanics).
The serial clock is printed on the first and second cap bottom and is: 1850977. In the first cap, under the serial there is also written 123.
Perhaps you have opened many clocks in your life and uncover a cap now will not make any special effect, I could hypnotize all those little gears.
Let me know gentlemen, your information is added to the clock history of my grandfather.
Thanks to all
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Oldfox
Hi Oldfox,
Your grandfather's watch is a IWC hunter pocket watch Ref 123 with case number 1850977 maufactured around 1967 and delivered to the first buyer around 1970. The movement is a cal. 98 number 1127736, which was manufactured around 1946.
clepsydra
ad fontes...
Last edited: 31 January, 2013 - 11:15