Vintage IWC fishtail pocket watch

Dear all,

I inhereted this pocket watch many years ago, my mother gave it to me as it
was after her father, my grandfather. My grandfather was a bus driver back in
the 20's, 30's and 40's, but probably used an other watch to keep time during
the day as this is quite nice looking.

Later weeks I started to investigate a little.

I found some on the caliber 72 that apparently is a fishtail, but the only
text on the movement is DUAL EXTRA and the serial number 3052xx (engine) and
6933xx (inner- and outer lid). The dial is very special, a beatiful mix of
gold/pearl and applied gold numbers- I have yet to see find it equal. There
are similar out there, though.

Anyone here has some more info on the different designs of dials, reasons for
not identify movements with logos etc. Could it be that watch is not autentic?

Thank you for the support.

Best regards Arne

A beauty all right and quite authentic. A very special watch and with the
family history, a real treasure.

Dear Arne

please provide the case and the movement No. [if you like privately via
th_koenig(AT)mail.de]. I pretty sure I have some more information on your
grandfather's watch. It appears you misinterpretated some details and I have
notes on nearly every fishtail built.

Regards

Thomas Koenig

Hi all,

Thanks for the replies.

Dear Mr Koenig, I will send the numbers privately, but please share the info
to the forum.

It belongs the story that my grandfather was a huge IWC fan and that my mother
has two lady IWC from her youth, one Ingenieur like steel- and one square full
yellow dense gold.

He even influenced my dad's father, my other grandfather to buy an IWC in the
70's. He had a cushion style hummer. Now, I really enjoy the carry, looks and
sound.

Cheers.

Bst rgds Arne

Dear Arne

Your grandfather's watch has been sold in October 1916 to a company in
Christiana, who probably sold it to the retailer your grandfather bought it.

The watch in general is authentic, but the dial probably is an replacement
from the 1930ies. In the ledgers from 1916 there is no description, that fits
your dial. It probably was an enamel dial, which are prone to crack and that
might have happened. Anyhow this style is not really the style for a thick
(movement height 6.5 mm) hunter as fashionable before WW I, but of a thin
dress watch (movement height 4 mm).

Cal. 72 are never branded IWC and so is yours. What you read as "Dual Extra"
correctly reads "Qual Extra", so Qualite Extra: It was regulated to high
standards (though watch other than others is not rated as a chronometer by an
observatory) and acchive good long-term precision with Qual. Extra parts of
highest quality were fitted.

Hope this helps!

Th. Koenig

Dear Thomas,

Thank you so much for your valuable info.

So, if the watch were to a 'special delivery' with this dial your opinion is
that it would have been described in the ledger? Anyway, the most important is
that the complete watch is IWC product, and that my grandfather actually got
it repaired.

Cheers.

Best regards,

Arne

Dear Thomas,

Thank you so much for your valuable info.

So, if the watch were to a 'special delivery' with this dial your opinion is
that it would have been described in the ledger? Anyway, the most important is
that the complete watch is IWC product, and that my grandfather actually got
it repaired.

Cheers.

Best regards,

Arne

Dear Thomas,

Thank you so much for your valuable info.

So, if the watch were to a 'special delivery' with this dial your opinion is
that it would have been described in the ledger? Anyway, the most important is
that the complete watch is IWC product, and that my grandfather actually got
it repaired.

Cheers.

Best regards,

Arne

Arne,

Seems like the Nordic IWC importer at the time imported a batch of these Quality Extra Fishtails - as today another one turned up there by you guys!