• Apprentice
    12 Apr 2019, 9:21 a.m.

    Dear all,

    This is my first post on the collectors forum, but i would need some help, and
    hopefully you can help me. I have a couple of IWC wathes, and of course to
    acompany me when i wear my traditional norwegian folk costume, i would need a
    IWC pocket watch. I came across a old caliber 56 (see photos attached) - and i
    have a couple of questions: is the the original dial? Or should the original
    have the "International Watch Co" logo below 12?

    If so, is this something that I would be able to get my hands on? And what
    would the correct price be on this piece? I have dated the watch to around
    1898 on date my IWC.

    Hope some one would be able to help me.

    Best regards

    Morten Vigen
    Kolek

  • Master
    12 Apr 2019, 5:41 p.m.

    The hands on this piece are a mismatched pair.

    It is always advisable to start off with the best possible example, where no
    question regarding the parts and their replacement exist.

  • Apprentice
    22 Apr 2019, 7:27 a.m.

    Hello Mark, may I know what is considered as mismatched pair? The
    dial, case, hands, crown, case or movement? Thanks.

  • Master
    22 Apr 2019, 4:58 p.m.

    The hands of the watch you posted do not match.

    One is a Breguet Hand, the other is a Spade Hand. Therefore they are a
    mismatched pair.

    Here are what a pair should look like:

    Spade Hands

    Breguet Hands