FROM AN IMPORTANT ASIAN COLLECTOR
1001
IWC
Ref. 602
A highly attractive white gold wristwatch with date and center seconds
- Estimate
- HK$80,000 - 120,000€8,800 - 13,200$10,300 - 15,400
HK$87,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- IWC
- Year
- 1962
- Reference No
- 602
- Movement No
- 1’590’610
- Case No
- 1’646’790
- Material
- 18K white gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 8531, 21 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Crocodile
- Dimensions
- 34mm. Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial and movement signed
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Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
The present watch from 1962 follows in the long line of high quality tool watches that began when IWC introduced the “Ingenieur” in 1954. Their first automatic timepiece, IWC sought to produce high quality watches that today have a cult following for their timeless design and quality movement. The present watch, sold original to the important Japanese wholesale Walter Shiro, is in wonderfully preserved condition, with unpolished case and originally clean dial. While small in dimension, the watch has a bold classic feel, and is a watch that all collectors should consider.
IWC
Swiss | 1868With a clear focus on technology and development, the Swiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen has been producing timepieces of lasting value since 1868. The company has gained an international reputation based on a passion for innovative solutions and technical ingenuity. One of the world's leading brands in the luxury watch segment, IWC crafts masterpieces of haute horlogerie at their finest, combining high precision with masculine design. Vintage wristwatches such as the oversized Portugieser, Aquatimer, Ingenieur and the B-UHR pilots watch are especially desirable for collectors.
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