1930s 14ct gold rectangular vintage I.W.C. (International Watch Company) Curvex watch

Date:           1936

Case:            14ct gold, 21.5 x 42.7mm

Movement: Calibre 87

Dial:             Champagne with Arabic numerals

Lugs:            16mm

A truly stunning ‘Art Deco’ watch in fabulous condition! A wonderful addition to any collection.

A rare, 1936, 14 ct gold rectangular vintage I.W.C. (International Watch Company) Curvex watch. The case measures 21.5 x 42.7 mm (including lugs), with 16mm lugs. The curved case is marked IWC, 14k and numbered to the back. The manual wind, calibre 87, movement is signed International Watch Co., numbered, with 17 jewels. The dial has raised gold arrow head markers to the quarters with raised gold dots between, subsidiary seconds and fine gilt ‘modernes’ hands. The dial is signed IWC, Schaffhausen above the centre.

The IWC Calibre 87 movement was first used in 1931 in the rectangular wristwatch, which was very fashionable at the time. It was the first tonneau-shaped wristwatch movement that could be used in both rectangular and tonneau-shaped cases. Between 1931 and 1947, IWC produced 18,400 of these movements.