As some of you know, I am collecting pocketwatches, IWC only.
Far from saying that my collection is a museum collection but I am proud to
have found some nice and rare pieces over time.
Some of the pocketwatches are common, easy to find on the market, sometimes in
better condition than mine, but some I have are gems.
So in these crazy times, as the museum in Schaffhausen is closed, why not open
one here on the forum.
As long as the museum is closed, I will post here daily a pocketwatch from my
collection.
I hope I don't run out of pieces before the virus is beaten. Fingers crossed
for all of us.
I will post them in a random order, with some comments, feel free to join.
Keep safe all.
DAY 61, cal 64, HJ
Going furhter today with a ladies pocketwatch, the cal 64.
This one is in a gold case , 14K.
Interesting to tell here is the fact that IWC continued to develop their
calibres during the lifespan of the same calibres. An example of this is the
cal 64
There are 3 versions ( 4 with the later cal 64 T ) made during time.
In the archives this info was found :
a total of 36,930 cal 64 movements were produced between 1892 and 1917, in
both pocket- and wrist- watches. It was originally a ladies' hunter pin set
pocket watch which was later used in wristwatches.
The was a change in height of the movement :
1892 = H 4,6
1897 = H 4,7
from 1906 onwards = H 4,2
as well from 1906 onwards reduction of the diameter from 28 mm = 12 1/2 lig to
27 mm = 12 lig.
additional info and pictures can be found in the post by Ralph Ehrismann
here
The monogram HJ, could be any lady, a Johanna, a Josefine, or a Helga, who
knows ?
One thing is sure, she would have been a very happy woman, having such a gem.
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