Swiss steel IWC Schaffhausen steel pocket watch Circa 1986

A gentleman’s steel open faced pocket watch
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A gentleman’s rare, almost as new Schaffhausen pocket watch “Ingenieur” with original box, guarantee and papers, circa 1986.
Steel polished and screwed case. Dial is grey, structured, applied indexes, auxiliary seconds, gold baton hands. Bridge movement, gilt, Geneva striping decoration, Glucydur screw balance, incabloc shock protection for balance.
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Diameter: 49 mm
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Weight: 89 g
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Signed: International Watch Co, Ingenieur
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Ingenieur SL Reference 5215 Reference 5215 is part of the “Ingenieur” series and to the best of our knowledge, only 200 copies of it were ever made. The model was produced with four different dials – what we have here is known by the collectors as the “Millimeterpapier” or “graph paper”. Not only is this the first anti magnetic (40,000 A/m) and water resistant (30 meters) pocket watch ever, but it is also the only one to this date. Together with the fact that the watch was produced in a very small series from 1983 to 1996, this makes reference 5215 a much-coveted collectors’ item.