hello everyone, im here to get some help...i have a family watch that has been
passing over 4 generations, and i cant find any information about it...its an
IWC gold watch, bracelet is gold too...and thats all i can say...i will post
some photos and hope to get someone to recognize this timepiece...thanks in
advance to all the help i can get....
ps...im from portugal...sorry my bad
english:)
here you have some more....once again, thanks for all the help i can
get...
What you have here Gomes is a beautiful IWC Cal 83 produced in 1942 and cased
around 1944.
The bracelet is spectacular!!!
I'm not sure if it is original to the watch, but it fits perfectly and
certainly enhances the watch too
I would suggest you replace the crystal before it disintegrats, leaving the
hands and dial exposed and vulnerable to damage.
After 4 generations, this watch also deserves a service, which will make it
good for another 50 years.....
Thanks for the info :) Can you estimate how much it will cost repair og the
glass and service maintenance? IWC is represented in portugal? whos able to do
this in portugal?
thanks
IWC can do it and make the watch as new if you wish. But the price might
superseed the value of the watch.
However there is a perfect alternative as Mark suggests. Many collectors would
like to keep the watch as original as possible : no polishment, or replacement
of dial, hands etc. In that way the watch keeps it 'family' look. Of course a
general service must be done and the crystal must be renewed. The work can be
done by a competent watchmaker in Portugal. If you cannot find one, an IWC
dealer can probably direct you. The price will be a fraction of the Spa
treatment that the IWC magical watchmakers will calculate.
Regards,
Adrian,
(alwaysiwc).