18Kt Yellow Gold IWC Wrist Watch, Caliber 89, Diameter 36.5mm
By IWC
Located in Antwerp, BE
18Kt Yellow Gold IWC Wrist Watch, Caliber 89, Diameter 36.5mm Calber: 89 Movement: Manual winding Functions: Hours, minutes Case: 18kt Yellow gold case 36.5mm x 9mm Dial: Goldi...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$5,520Sale Price|20% Off
Mens IWC Schaffhausen 18k Solid Gold Jumbo 37mm Manual Wind 1960s Vintage RA513
By IWC
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Solid 18k gold jumbo case measuring a large 37mm, in pristine vintage condition. Original IWC crown. Much heralded 17-jeweled IWC cal.89 manual wind mechanical movement, cleaned and ...
18k Gold
IWC Fliegeruhr Ref. Mark XI Steel Wrist Watch
By IWC
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Mark XI Mark XI Aviator watch CASE screwed case, steel, acrylic glass, Antimagentic, d=36mm MOVEMENT caliber IWC 89, manual wind, hack seconds DIAL original Tritium.di...
IWC Schaffhausen 18k Rose Gold Mechanical Watch Cal 89 w/ Leather Band
By IWC
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
IWC Schaffhausen 18k Rose Gold Mechanical Watch Cal 89 w/ Leather Band Caliber 89 Case #1725596-R604 Date of Manufacture: Early 1960s 18k Rose Gold Case 35 mm in Diameter (36 mm w/...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Unavailable
Vintage IWC 18 Karat Yellow Gold Watch, 1948
By IWC
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1948 Vintage International Watch Company (IWC) Cal. 89 18k Yellow Gold Watch with Black Dial with Applied Gold Beveled Pointed Stick/Bar/Baton Markers. 36mm x 43mm lug to lug (1.42 i...
IWC Rose Gold Cal.89 Mechanical Wind Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref COM783 Condition 9 - Excellent condition Gender Unisex Age 1950's Case Diameter 36 mm Case Size 36mm Box & Papers Box Only Movement Mechanical Wind Case 18k Rose Gol...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
1957 IWC Vintage Mens Cal. 89 Dress Watch - Platinum
By IWC
Located in Suwanee, GA
For those unfamiliar, the caliber 89 movement was designed by IWC's renowned technical director Albert Pellaton.
Platinum
1957 IWC Vintage Mens Cal. 89 Dress Watch - Platinum
By IWC
Located in Suwanee, GA
For those unfamiliar, the caliber 89 movement was designed by IWC's renowned technical director Albert Pellaton.
Platinum
IWC Rose Gold Cal. 89 Mechanical Wind Wristwatch 1952
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: COM607 Condition: 9 - Excellent condition Age: 1952 Case Diameter: 35 mm Case Size: 35.2mm Box and Papers: Period 50s IWC box Movement: Mechanical Wind Case: 18k Rose Gold Dial:...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Rose Gold Calibre 89 Mechanical Wind Wristwatch 1948
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: COM697 Model Number: Calibre 89 Condition: 9 - Excellent Condition Age: 1948 Case Diameter: 35 mm Case Size: 35mm Box and Papers: Box Only Movement: Mechanical Wind Case: 18k R...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Yellow Gold Cal.89 Mechanical Wind Wristwatch 1950s
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: COM781 Condition: 9 - Excellent condition Age: 1950's Case Diameter: 34 mm Case Size: 34mm Box and Papers: Box Only Movement: Mechanical Wind Case: 14k Yellow Gold Dial: White B...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
IWC Rose Gold Cal.89 Mechanical Wind Wristwatch 1960s
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: COM784 Serial: 146**** Condition: 9 - Excellent condition Age: 1960's Case Diameter: 36 mm Case Size: 36mm Box and Papers: Box Only Movement: Mechanical Wind Case: 18k Rose Gold...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
1958 IWC Vintage Mens Handwound Watch, Caliber 89 - Stainless Steel
By IWC
Located in Suwanee, GA
For those unfamiliar, the caliber 89 movement was designed by IWC's renowned technical director Albert Pellaton.
Stainless Steel
Men's Vintage International IWC 36mm 18k Gold Mechanical Wrist Watch Cal. 89
By IWC
Located in Montclair, NJ
Watchmaker: International Watch Co. (IWC) Movement: Mechanical - Hand Winding - Swiss-made Caliber No.: 89 Case Material: Solid 18k Yellow Gold Case Height: 42mm (Lug to lug) Case W...
18k Gold
Vintage IWC 18K Rose Gold Off-White Dial Hand Wind Mens Watch
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Original images are attached. Brand: IWC Type: Wristwatch Department: Men Model Number: n/a Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland Style: Classic Model: IWC Vintage: Yes...
Rose Gold
Mens IWC Schaffhausen 18k Rose Gold Manual Watch 1960s Vintage Luxury RA326
By IWC
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Solid 18k rose gold case measuring a large 37.5mm, with unique shark fin lugs, in pristine vintage condition, case no.1716866. Original IWC crown. 17-jeweled IWC cal.89 manual wind m...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Mens IWC Schaffhausen 18k Solid Gold Jumbo 37mm Manual Wind 1960s Vintage RA440
By IWC
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Solid 18k gold case measuring a large 37mm, with unique lugs, in pristine vintage condition. Original IWC crown. 17-jeweled IWC cal.89 manual wind mechanical movement, cleaned and se...
18k Gold
Mens IWC Schaffhausen 18k Solid Gold Jumbo 37mm Manual Wind 1960s Vintage RA440B
By IWC
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Solid 18k gold case measuring a large 37mm, with unique lugs, in pristine vintage condition. Original IWC crown. 17-jeweled IWC cal.89 manual wind mechanical movement, cleaned and se...
18k Gold
18 Kt Gold IWC Wrist Watch Caliber 89, Calatrava
By IWC
Located in Antwerp, BE
18kt Pink Gold IWC Wrist Watch Caliber 89, Calatrava Beautiful collectors watch in mint condition Movement : Mechanical Manual Winding Caliber 89 Case : Solid 18kt pink gold, Diam...
Gold
18 Kt Gold IWC Vintage Wrist Watch Caliber Rare 89, Fancy Lugs
By IWC
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 Kt Gold IWC Vintage Wrist Watch Caliber Rare 89, Fancy Lugs Movement : Mechanical Manual Winding Case : 18 kt solid gold Strap : Leather
Gold
IWC Calatrava 18K Rose Gold Jumbo 36mm
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
The watch is powered by one of the most iconic manual wind movements of the 20th century, the IWC caliber 89. This watch has been serviced and is running well.
Rose Gold
IWC Rose Gold Wristwatch Retailed by Tiffany & Co.
By IWC
Located in Stamford, CT
Retailed by Tiffany & Co. 18k rose gold Length: 41.08mm Width: 36.93mm Case thickness: 9.64mm Strap width at case: 18mm Inside case: IWC Swiss 18k 0.750 1777923 105 Movement...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Cal.89 Stainless Steel
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
"Ref: COM002434 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Cal.89 Model Ref: Age: 1960 Gender: Mens Complete With: Xupes Presentation Box Dial: Grey Baton Glass: Plexiglass Movement: Automatic Water ...
Stainless Steel
IWC Vintage Stainless Steel CAL.89
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Reference: COM1914 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Vintage Model Reference: Cal.89 Age: Circa 1950's Gender: Men's Box and Papers: Box Only Dial: White Arabic Glass: Sapphire Crystal Moveme...
Stainless Steel
IWC CAL.89 18K Rose Gold Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Reference: COM1966 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Cal.89 Model Reference: Cal.89 Age: Circa 1950's Gender: Men's Box and Papers: Box only Dial: White Arabic Glass: Plexiglass Movement: Mec...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC MKXI Stainless Steel CAL.89 Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Reference: COM1969 Manufacturer: IWC Model: MKXI Model Reference: Cal.89 Age: Circa 1950's Gender: Men's Box and Papers: Presentation Box Dial: Black Arabic Glass: Plexiglass Movemen...
Stainless Steel
IWC Vintage C.89 Men's Stainless Steel Watch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
"Xupes Reference: COM002625 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Vintage Model Variant: 0 Model Number: C.89 Age: 1950 Gender: Men Complete With: IWC Box Dial: Cream Arabic Glass: Plexiglass Cas...
Steel, Stainless Steel
1949 IWC Vintage Cal.89 Yellow Gold Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Vintage * *Complete with: Box Only dated 1949 *Case Size: 35mm *Strap: Black Leather *Age: 1949 *Strap length: Adjustable up to 18cm. Please note we can order spare links and a...
Yellow Gold
1949 IWC Vintage Cal.89 Yellow Gold Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Vintage * *Complete with: Service Pouch dated 1949 *Case Size: 36mm *Strap: Black Crocodile Leather *Age: 1949 *Strap length: Adjustable up to 20cm. Please note we can order sp...
Yellow Gold
1949 IWC Vintage Cal.89 Yellow Gold Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Vintage * *Complete with: Box Only dated 1949 *Case Size: 35mm *Strap: Black Leather *Age: 1949 *Strap length: Adjustable up to 18cm. Please note we can order spare links and a...
Yellow Gold
1960 IWC Vintage Cal.89 Rose Gold Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Vintage * *Complete with: Box Only dated 1960 *Case Size: 37mm *Strap: Brown Leather *Age: 1960 *Strap length: Adjustable up to 20cm. Please note we can order spare links and a...
Rose Gold
1949 IWC Vintage Cal.89 Rose Gold Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Vintage * *Complete with: Box Only dated 1949 *Case Size: 35mm *Strap: Brown Leather *Age: 1949 *Strap length: Adjustable up to 20cm. Please note we can order spare links and a...
Rose Gold
IWC Yellow Gold Dress Model Caliber 89 Wristwatch, circa 1958
By IWC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Powered by 17 jewel manual wind IWC caliber 89 movement with sweep seconds. Movement serial # of 1.43 million dates the watch to approximately 1958.
18k Gold
IWC 18 Karat Yellow Gold Dress Model Caliber 89, circa 1956
By IWC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Powered by 17 jewel manual wind IWC caliber 89 movement with sweep seconds. Recently fully serviced by one of our veteran watchmakers and offered with our 1 year warranty of accurat...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
IWC Stainless Steel Classic Calatrava, circa 1946
By IWC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Powered by manually wound IWC caliber 89 movement with subsidiary seconds.
Stainless Steel
IWC Vintage 18K Gold Cal. 89 w/ Fancy Lugs & Rare Dial - Circa 1940's
By IWC
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brand Name IWC Also Called "Tear Drop" Lugs Series Vintage Gender Mens Case Material 18K Yellow Gold Dial Color Silver Movement Hand Wound Mechanical E...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$11,245
W 1.07 in L 1.46 in
1940's Patek Philippe Vintage Mens 18K Gold Watch - Very Fine & Rare with Warran
By Patek Philippe
Located in Suwanee, GA
NAMED ONE OF WATCHPRO MAGAZINE’S “HOT 100” - THE TOP 100 INFLUENCERS OF THE U.S. WATCH INDUSTRY. HOW CAN WE SERVE YOU? We’re new to offering our carefully curated collection on 1stD...
18k Gold
Audemars Piguet Ref 4161 Automatic Yellow Gold Wrist Watch
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1990s Audemars Piguet Reference 4161BA Wrist Watch, 33 M.M. diameter x 6 M.M thick 18K Yellow Gold 2 piece case with stepped bezel. Caliber 2123/1 21 Jewel Automatic, self w...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Van Cleef and Arpels 18901 watch. 18k Gold VCA La Classique Ladies Watch.
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Port Charlotte, FL
Genuine Van Cleef & Arpels Watch Classic or Classique Ladies ref. 18901 18k Yellow Gold Case. Condition: Shows little to no wear. Comes with genuine leather band. New battery inst...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage IWC Schaffhausen Rose Gold Wrist Watch
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1950 IWC International Watch Company Schaffhausen Wrist Watch, 37 M.M 18k Rose Gold 3 Piece case with Fancy Flared lugs, Rose Gold crown, Caliber 89, 17 jewel nickle lever, mec...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Schaffhausen 14 Karat Gold Pocket Watch
By IWC
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage International Watch Co. Schaffhausen 48mm pocket watch, never engraved. circa 1925-1930 Length: 62.54mm Width: 48mm Case thickness: 8.79mm Crystal: Acrylic Dial: Gold Insi...
Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
$3,000
H 9.5 in W 1.5 in D 0.25 in
Men’s Vintage International Watch Company 18 Karat Gold Wrist Watch
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Schaffhausen vintage International Watch Co. (IWC), circa 1950s. 18-karat yellow gold watch with rose gold dial and applied yellow gold bar markers. Swiss. Keeps accurate time. ...
Gold
Jaeger LeCoultre Watch 18 Karat Yellow Gold Manual Wind 922621
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in London, GB
A Jaeger LeCoultre watch in 18 karat yellow gold, manual wind 9226.21, circa 1980. This elegant wrist watch has a manual movement with a round 18 karat yellow gold case measuring 33...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Longines Square Flagship Watch in 18ct Yellow Gold
By Longines
Located in London, GB
Vintage 18ct Yellow Gold Longines Square Flagship Watch Vintage 18ct Yellow Gold Longines Square Flagship Watch With Longines buckle on a leather strap. Additional Information: Cas...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18 Kt Gold IWC Wrist Watch Automatic Caliber 8541 / 810A
By IWC
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 Kt Gold IWC Wrist Watch Automatic Caliber 8541 / 810A Extremely Rare Iwc in super condition,collectors watch. Movement : Mechanical with Automatic selfwinding. Case : 18 kt Solid...
Gold
1940's Hamilton Gordon 18K Yellow Gold Watch Manual Men's Watch #15797
By Hamilton
Located in Washington Depot, CT
1940's Hamilton Gordon Men's Watch' This vintage Hamilton men's watch is set in 18K yellow gold. Case is approx. 22mm x 37mm Hand winding movement Silver Dial Gold pyramid hour...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
18 Kt Gold Iwc Wrist Watch Caliber 83
By IWC
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 kt Gold Iwc Wrist Watch Caliber 83 Extremely rare IWC in mint condition collectors watch Movement: Mechanical Manual Winding caliber 83 Case: 18kt Yellow gold, Diameter 36.1 mm...
Gold
Vintage Jager-Le-Coultre 18k Yellow Gold Mens Watch
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in New York, NY
This vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre men’s watch is a refined and highly collectible example of classic Swiss watchmaking, combining the prestige of one of the most respected manufactures i...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
I.W.C. 18Kt Solid Yellow Gold Art Deco Oversized Tank Watch circa 1930's
By IWC
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: I.W.C. / International Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Tank Style / Art Deco METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt Solid Yellow Gold DIMENSIONS: Length "Lug Tip to Lug Tip" 41m...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s IWC Schaffhausen 18k Yellow Gold Manual Wind Dress Watch
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This vintage 1951 IWC Schaffhausen dress watch exemplifies the understated elegance and precision craftsmanship for which International Watch Co. became renowned. Crafted in 18k yell...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Bucherer Yellow Gold Filled Art Deco Watch circa 1960's with Original Dial
By Bucherer
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Bucherer STYLE / REFERENCE: Round / Moderist METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1960's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 39mm "Lug Tip to Lug Tip" X Diamete...
Gold-filled
I. W. C. Schaffhausen Yellow Gold Art Deco Style Mechanical Watch
By IWC
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: International Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Tonneau Shape / Art Deco MOVEMENT / CALIBER: 17 Jewels / Cal. 87 DIAL / HANDS: Arabic and Baton Numbers, Gilt Style Ha...
Unavailable|$10,495
Dm 1.34 in
Patek Philippe Vintage Calatrava Reference 3484 in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
By Patek Philippe
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents: A distinguished Patek Philippe Calatrava, model 3484. The round case is meticulously crafted from 18k yellow gold, featuring a champagne sunburst dia...
18k Gold
Girard Perregaux 18Kt. Yellow Gold Campaign Style from W. W. 1
By Girard Perregaux
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Girard Perregaux Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Campaign Style METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt. Yellow Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1915 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 37mm X Diameter 3...
Piaget Lapis Diamond 9701 24mm 18K Yellow Gold Watch
By Piaget
Located in Miami, FL
This vintage Piaget ladies' watch is crafted in 18K yellow gold with an integrated bark-finish bracelet. The round case features a deep blue lapis lazuli dial set with diamond hour m...
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Yellow Gold
Omega Seamaster De Ville Automatic Day-Date Vintage Wristwatch
By Omega
Located in London, GB
A classic vintage Omega Seamaster De Ville wristwatch, featuring an automatic movement with day-date display. The watch is housed in an elegant gold-plated case, showcasing the refin...
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
Cartier Louis Cartier Classic Tank, Ladies Bracelet Wrist Watch
By Cartier
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1990s Cartier, Louis Cartier, Classic Tank Wrist Watch, 24 X 18 M.M. 18k Yellow Gold 2 piece case, quartz movement, white dial with Black Roman numerals, Sapphire crown. 1/2 in...
18k Gold
Vacheron & Constantin Vintage Rose Gold 34mm 6413
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rare 34mm 18k rose gold gentleman’s wristwatch by Vacheron & Constantin, distinguished by its unusual inverted harrow hands and a beautifully preserved silver dial. The dial is...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Rolex Daytona Blue Dial White Gold Box and Papers
By Rolex
Located in BEVERLY HILLS, CA
Can be accommodated with an appraisal upon request, after return period. Marks through out the bracelet, no deep scratches BRAND: Rolex MODEL: Daytona REFERENCE: 116509 SIZE: 40mm ...
White Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Piaget Polo Diamond 18K Gold M 501D Quartz Ladies Watch
By Piaget
Located in Miami, FL
Piaget Ladies Yellow Gold Diamond Set White Dial Polo Quartz Wristwatch Key Features Brand & Model: Piaget Polo, Ref 23005 M 501D Movement: Quartz Case & Bezel: 18K Yellow Gold with ...
Diamond, Quartz, 18k Gold
Rolex Day-Date NOS Rare Oxblood Stella Dial 18038
By Rolex
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rare yellow gold Day-Date by Rolex. Featuring the highly sought out and collectable oxblood Stella dial, which features emerald cut diamond hour markers and a fixed yellow gold flu...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Daytona Automatic Chronograph, Ref. 16520, Full Set, 1988
By Rolex
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rolex Daytona, Ref. 16520, U serial, Full Set from 1998 with Service Papers from 2008 and 2020, with original certificate. Model: 16520 Movement: Automatic Chronograph Zenith Cas...
Stainless Steel
Gruen Gold Filled Art Deco Curvex Watch with Diamond Dial 1940's
By Gruen
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Gruen Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Reference 449 METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold-Filled CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 36mm X Width 22mm...
Gold-filled
Omega Yellow 14k Gold Unisex Mid-Century Mesh Dress Wristwatch
By Omega
Located in Stamford, CT
Vintage 1960's unisex Omega wrist watch. Stylish mid-century 14k yellow gold round bezel dress wristwatch complimented by a beautiful 7.25 inch mesh band which matches the dial. Clas...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
$2,119
W 1.34 in L 1.6 in
1969 Omega Geneve Vintage Mens Waterproof Style Classic Watch - Stainless Steel
By Omega
Located in Suwanee, GA
NAMED ONE OF WATCHPRO MAGAZINE’S “HOT 100” - THE TOP 100 INFLUENCERS OF THE U.S. WATCH INDUSTRY. HOW CAN WE SERVE YOU? We’re new to offering our carefully curated collection on 1stD...
Stainless Steel
$28,400Sale Price|20% Off
Cartier Baignoire Certified Mint Complete Set With Original Receipt White Gold
By Cartier
Located in BEVERLY HILLS, CA
BRAND: Cartier MODEL: Baignoire REFRENCE: WB520009 CASE: 18k White Gold DIAL: Silver BAND: 18k White Gold MOVEMENT: Manual Mint condition, with receipt Accommodated with an up to d...
Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold
Girard Perregaux Cat' s Eye 18 Kt White Gold Automatic Diamond Watch
By Girard Perregaux
Located in Antwerp, BE
Girard Perregaux Cat' s Eye 18 Kt White Gold Automatic Ref 80484 One of the last Independent High Quality Watch Manufactures Condition : Very good. Movement: Automatic. Functions...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
$18,500
H 0.71 in W 0.87 in L 0.27 in
Pristine Vintage Ladies Yellow Gold Oval Piaget Wrist Watch with Diamond Bezel
By Piaget
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This pristine, vintage 18K yellow gold Mid-20th Century ladies Piaget watch with integral Piaget 18K gold band, appears to be in almost new condition. It's clear that it's previous o...
Diamond, 18k Gold
One of Switzerland’s major luxury watch companies was started by an American who saw the potential of bringing Switzerland’s superb watchmaking into the modern age through industrialized manufacturing and high-precision interchangeable parts. The New Hampshire–born watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones (1841–1916), who founded International Watch Company — known today as simply IWC — in 1868, was interested in “combining all the excellence of the American system of mechanism with the more skillful hand labor of the Swiss.”
Setting up the company with another American watchmaker, Charles Kidder, in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Jones used hydropower from the River Rhine for his plant’s machinery. Rethinking watch design would lead to one of IWC’s early successes: the Pallweber pocket watch. Based on an 1883 patent by Austrian watchmaker Josef Pallweber, the watch employed numbered disks for jumping hour and minute displays, making it a pioneer in digital timekeeping.
After Johann Rauschenbach-Vogel took over the watch manufacturer in 1880, four generations of his family led IWC into the 20th century. In 1905, Ernst Jakob Homberger and his brother-in-law Carl Jung — the famed Swiss psychiatrist — acquired IWC. Homberger bought out Jung’s holdings in 1929, and in the 1930s, the company introduced pilot watches, which were particularly robust and aimed solely at the civil aviation industry. These durable wristwatches were designed specifically to remain operational during extreme temperature shifts. (As blue watch dials are particularly hot right now, IWC's blue-dial Big Pilot is having a moment.)
The company still operates alongside the river where it was founded, having gained an international reputation over the past 150 years for its elegant designs and expert craftsmanship. Vintage IWC watches are prized by collectors — of whom there are many these days — and while the company continues to guard its attention to detail and quality, it has pushed its classic designs forward with modern innovation intended to stand the test of time.
IWC’s 2013 Ingenieur watch collection, with its precision based on an inventive constant-force mechanism, looked back to a 1955 Ingenieur model that featured a durable soft-iron inner cage as well as a 1976 update by leading Swiss watch designer Gérald Genta that encased its mechanism in a sleek steel case. IWC has also had a recent push toward sustainability, designing watches that are made to last a lifetime and beyond and earning the highest environmental ranking of any Swiss watch company in a 2018 report published by the World Wide Fund for Nature Switzerland (WWF).
Find vintage IWC wristwatches, Art Deco–style pocket watches and more on 1stDibs.
Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
Find antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches for sale on 1stDibs.