Gut Ding will Weile haben.

Looking forward to seeing the next update ...

D.

Thank you, Michael - that's the dot on the 'i'.

Thank you, Mark - and yes, I have: Couldn't resist!

D.

This is the IWC I have been waiting for. Well done.

Dirk

Don't overlook Dick's huge hint as to the help available from those who dwell downstairs ...

D.

Here are my Portuguese sisters ...

Very entertaining contest and pastime, Dick - thank you.

Dirk

Shing - many thanks for posting here - great to see who and what got together!

Shame I had to miss this - looking forward to the next occasion, and thanks to KS for putting it all together.

Dirk

Forgot to add that you can tell from the markings at the bottom of the dial - the 'Swiss Made' is framed by a 'T' on either side on the older dials with tritium for the 12 o'clock markers.

Dirk

I think you are right and the difference in the luminance of the 12 o'clock markers on the photos shown is due to older dials having a mixture of tritium and superluminova (tritium only for the 12 marker), with the tritium fading over time. One can tell the difference because the faded tritium turns yellow over time whereas the superluminova remains white.

Personally, I prefer the all white superluminova only newer dials, but the not-glowing-in-the-dark-anymore tritium markers at 12 have their own charm, both are correct, the latter is older.

D.

Cheers, Dirk

Nice riposte, which made me smile.

I entirely agree that the deployment of troops should not be confused with the folding of clasps.

Well, deployant is just a fancy French word for folding clasp ... no?

D.

Funny, I always thought of it as the little sister - the elegant, accomplished sister, of course, but not a brother. I share your feelings about the beloved and sadly departed script signature.

D.

Indeed, Jeffrey - I entirely agree with 'die kleine Portugieser' being the perfect dress watch. Need to take my calliper out again to remeasure - I always believed it to be 35 mm in diameter ...

D.

Adrian and the team - thank you very much for your most enlightening contributions. Treasured and fun to read - great stuff.

D.

Very interesting - thank you both for showing us.

Here's a calibre 95 with a 12 year difference between (as we now know: planned) movement production in 1947 and sale of the watch in 1959, for which IWC kindly issued an extract from the archives:

D.

Congratulations!

Looking forward to your pictures.

D.

Hi Zokitzar

I have never seen an IWC pocket watch with a screw-on rather than snap-on back. The Ingenieur pocket watches might have had their backs screwed on but as far as I am aware, all other IWC pocket watches had either hinged or snap-on backs (leaving aside the Borgel cases, where the whole movement is screwed into the case but those look very different).

Dirk

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... may I ask you if they've replaced the dial?

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Hi Roberto

I did not replace the dial and believe it to be genuine - though, of course, I do not know and cannot tell what previous owners may have done over its first 65 years ...

Dirk