Pocket watch number 22!

Lovely episode... This is one true life story for the old saying, Believe & you will succeed.
All the best to your friend. He's one good collector with a very good eye...
MK

I agree, it would be great. Quite expensive though, in silver or gold, even a basic one. How appropriate such a pocket watch would be as a Collectors' Forum watch, 150 pieces, to commemorate the 150th birthday of IWC?

Kind regards,
Paul

Wow Shing, I must have missed your post in April, I am quite surprised. They were last mentioned in the 2008 catalogue, I thought they sold out, to die-hard collectors. No watches for me in 2011 anymore I'm afraid, and these pocket watches cannot really be worn nowadays, but they really are nice to have's, certainly that very classical looking hunter. Well, dreaming is healthy, it seems...

Kind regards,
Paul

Hi Paul, yes I was equally amazed and surprised. To further clarify in case there is any doubt or create the false belief that IWC is "producing new pocket watches", these are not "new" pocket watches, but as clarified by Michael:

Good stuff. "ZZ" made a nice acquisition.

MF wants to find 44, thought he'd be even more keen to find 11. LOL!! Keep searching. Seriously, is it possible to ascertain which country would have had these early numbers, Michael?

This is to me an amazing story, and hopefully another missing page in the chapter of the great IWC history books is being pieced together here.

By courtesy of Toelke & King page # 226 image # 242 shows watch No. 33

Very similar features including same distinguishing features as to the photos you posted MF - but some differences. If I follow the pictures of the 6 calibers presented by Toelke & King on page 226, (Cal. 33, 32, 52, 53 old & 53 new) it is for me very interesting to see how these changes and improvements came about from Cla. to Cal. So, I think I will rather go in search of watch # 11 (as opposed to #44 as you suggest MF) and try to figure out where and at what exact serial number a technical change was made. LOL - :~)

Best regards
Mark

LOL - I can see all of us trekking to that country, in search of the specific serial numbers and watches. Greg, watch out (pun) the UK could get invaded, if the records indicate the watches are there somewhere.

Actually, my own experience with watch locations and original sale points - seems to indicate that IWC watches certainly had a knack to travel far and wide. Both vintage and "modern". So for instance, I have a number of vintage watches that were sold more than a 100 years ago in Vienna Austria (different dealers) but, turned up in diverse and apart places like South America, USA and Hungary.

Best regards
Mark

Great post everybody! One great lesson in another aspect of IWC I was 'aware' of but certainly didn't understand the details of!

Thanks,

Bob

I can relate to that. I have one Ref 816 initially sold to Japan, that I bought in Mexico, and a Ref 819 initially sold to Italy that I bought in Texas. That just about covers the planet. :)