Hello to everyone!
I've got an IWC pocket watch (Lép. cal. 52, open-face, 19 lig., H6) dating from around 1920 with a gold case (14K). I wonder how exceptional (or normal) that was at that time - how large was the percentage of gold watch?
Was it that the watches (with the same caliber and face) were produced with metal cases and only a small number of "limited edition collector's" gold watches was made? Or were gold watches produced in large amounts with a gold case being nothing special? (I can imagine that the watch itself was quite expensive, so the difference between metal and gold could be relatively small.)
Also:
DateYourIWC says about my watch:
The movement [#662,235] is a Lép. calibre 52, dating from the year 1917.
The case [#797,907] was most probably produced resp. delivered around 1923 [1919-1923 / 1920-1930].
The difference of 6 years between the production of the movement and the production of the case seems quite big to me. Is it normal? DateYourIWC says that the difference is usually 1-2 years. So how much certain should I be about the year 1923?
(I'd like to know when this ancestor of mine bought the watch...)
Thank you very much for any answer!
Vladimir
