The collectors that foolowed the series here called the virtual museum, could
see that I have some cal 52's in my collection. Cal 52 is the workhorse, the
most common movement in an IWC pocket watch. So if I would buy another one, it
must be something special, it has to have something extra.
And this one certainly has. The spcial stand that came with it, the dial and
the movement are not that common, even rare to find.
The cal here is a cal52 Quality Extra. "Quality Extra" was the engravning made
for the watches with the smalest tolerances in the parts, the extra "reglage"
finetuning that IWC diid and was found on the calibers 52/53, 65/66 and
cal.71/72.
I like the script on the dial, and when you find a dial like this, most often
inside you will find a cal 52 Quality Extra.
The watch was made 1916 ( cal ) , the case dates from 1922.
And it came in a little musterd colored box, nicely made in metal with leather
.
What is not to like ?
