Swiss fine, thin Schaffhausen IWC pocket watch Circa 1966

Gold open faced pocket watch by International Watch Co.
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A Swiss fine, thin Schaffhausen gentleman’s pocket watch, circa 1966.
This small, thin watch has an 18 carat gold case with engine turned bezel and a push back; a signed silvered dial with applied indexes, centre seconds and baton hands. And it has a bridge movement, rhodium-plated, with “Geneva striping” decoration, Glucydur balance and shock protection for balance and escape wheel.
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Diameter: 40 mm
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Weight: 38 g
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Signed: International Watch Co. Schaffhausen
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IWC HISTORY
Manufacture IWC, established in 1868 in Schaffhausen by Florentine Ariosto Jones, a young American, has countless exploits to its name in the field of grandes complications, and is also a pioneer in pilot’s watches. After a long history as an independent firm, IWC joined the Richemont Group in 2000. These “engineers of watchmaking” were the first to work with titanium, while ceramic inspired watches destined for adventurers of every ilk.