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Help identifying Vintage 19k gold IWC

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  • last reply by VictorVCS 8 Dec 2018
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    Apprentice
    8 Dec 2018, 12:30 p.m.
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    Hello, my name is Victor and i am new to this forum.
    I am a watch collector from Brazil and bought my first vintage IWC last week.

    I have tried to discover more information about the piece i have bought, but
    couldn´t find much about this specific one.
    Here are some specs about the piece, along with some pictures :

    -Case width : 35mm
    -Case material : 19k(800) solid gold
    -Lug width : 18mm
    -Movement : Caliber 83
    -Serial number on the movement : 1012224

    Would any of you have more information about this piece or any production
    list?

    Thank you very much and hope to learn a lot about IWC on this
    forum!

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    Master
    8 Dec 2018, 9:16 p.m.
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    That is indeed a beautiful Cal 83 and according to the DATE YOUR IWC Applet,
    your watch dates to 1939.

    if there is no reference number stamped inside the case back, I cannot tell
    you more.

    It was not common during this time to mark the reference and these watches are
    simply referred to as Cal 83.

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    Apprentice
    8 Dec 2018, 9:26 p.m.
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    Thank you for the information Mark, that was very helpfull.