IWC Schaffhausen Calatrava c1944 Manual Calibre 62 Mid-Size 27mm Unisex Watch
By IWC
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
TO U.S.A BUYERS: DON’T SWEAT ABOUT 15% TRUMP’S TARIFF - WE COVER IT BY GIVING YOU 15% DISCOUNT! This fine & very rare Calatrava style unisex timepiece by IWC (International Watch...
Stainless Steel
International Watch Co. Stainless Steel Automatic circa, 1940's
By IWC
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: I.W.C. / Schaffhausen STYLE / REFERENCE: Round METAL / MATERIAL: Stainless Steel CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 44mm x Diameter 35mm MOVEMENT / CA...
Stainless Steel
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...
Tiffany & Co. by Schaffhausen International Watch Company Art Deco Watch, 1949
By IWC
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: International Watch Company, Schaffhausen Switzerland / Tiffany & Co. STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Round Style METAL / MATERIAL: 14 Kt Solid Yellow Gold DIMENSIONS...
14k Gold
IWC Stainless Steel Fliegeruhr Wristwatch Ref 431
By IWC
Located in Munich, Bavaria
IWC Fliegeruhr Ref. 431 Very rare Big Fliegeruhr Case Stainless steel, mineral crystal, 55mm Movement IWC caliber 52 T.S.C., center seconds, whiplash precision index adjus...
Stainless Steel
Unavailable
Vintage IWC Stainless Steel Watch, 1945
By IWC
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1945 Vintage International Watch Company (IWC) Stainless Steel watch with Silver Dial Applied Dark Gray Steel Beveled Pointed Tip and Elongated Triangle Markers. 33mm x 39mm lug to l...
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 Stainless Steel Calatrava Manual Wind Wristwatch, circa 1940s
By IWC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage IWC manual wind classic Calatrava style case, from WWII, circa mid 1940’s.
Stainless Steel
18 Karat Yellow Gold IWC Hand-Winding Watch Calibre 88 1940s with Leather Band
By IWC
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Movement: Calibre 88 Calibre Serial #1145698 Case #1186682 18k Yellow Gold Case w/ teardrop lugs 36 mm in Diameter (38 mm w/ Crown) Lug-to-Lug Width = 18 mm Lug-to-Lug Distance = 42 ...
18k Gold
IWC Stainless Steel Cal. 83 Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Specifications Movement: Mechanical Wind Case: Stainless Steel Case Diameter: 30mm Dial: Silvered Bracelet: Brown Leather Strap Length: Adjustable up to 20cm Strap Width: ...
Stainless Steel
IWC Military Watch Dirty Dozen
By IWC
Located in London, GB
If you're searching for this watch then you will know what it is, if not then briefly it's one of the twelve watches made by Swiss watch manufacturers for the British Military of Def...
Steel
IWC Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
14k yellow gold open face IWC pocketwatch, made for the American market, circa 1940s. It has a 50mm case with beaded bezel, engine-turned striped back, inner cuvette, gilt movement, ...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
IWC Schaffhausen Manual 36mm 18K Gold Vintage Watch Circa 1940s
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
Details: Item Type: Wristwatch Brand: IWC (International Watch Company Schaffhausen) Metal: 18K Yellow Gold Movement: Manual Wind Dial Size: 36mm Strap: Red leather with gold buckle ...
18k Gold
IWC Yellow Gold Mechanical Wind Wristwatch 1947
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: COM609 Serial: 113**** Condition: 9 - Excellent condition Age: 1947 Case Diameter: 35 mm Case Size: 35mm Box and Papers: 1950's IWC Box Movement: Mechanical Wind Case: 18k Yello...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
IWC Yellow Gold Wristwatch with Center Seconds
By IWC
Located in Stamford, CT
IWC yellow gold wristwatch with manual-wind movement and gold mesh band. Circa 1945. 18k yellow gold Length: 4.3mm Width: 36mm Bracelet length: 8 inches Bracelet width at ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
IWC Yellow Gold Open Face Pocket Watch
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
14k yellow gold case (50mm diameter). Gilt dial with black Arabic numerals and baton markers, blued-steel hands.
14k Gold, Yellow 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 Rose Gold Oversized Wristwatch Retailed by Tiffany & Co circa 1945
By IWC
Located in Stamford, CT
IWC 18k rose gold wristwatch with sweep center seconds, retailed by Tiffany & Co, circa 1945. Cal. 89 manual-wind movement, fancy lugs. 18k rose gold Top to bottom: 43.47mm Widt...
Rose Gold, 18k Gold
IWC Yellow Gold Cal.83 Mechanical Wind Wristwatch Ref 1075770 1941
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref COM780 Model Number 1075770 Condition 9 - Excellent condition Gender Unisex Age 1941 Case Diameter 33 mm Case Size 32.5mm Box & Papers Box Only Movement Case 14k Y...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
IWC Lady's Platinum and Diamond Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Platinum and diamond lady's wristwatch, movement IWC, circa 1945, 85 diamonds approx. 3 cts.
Diamond, Platinum
International Watch Company or IWC 18Kt Solid Gold Ladies Watch
By IWC
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: International Watch Company "I.W.C." STYLE / REFERENCE: Mid Century Round METAL / MATERIAL: 18kt Solid Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 23mm X Di...
Gold
IWC Schaffhausen Rose Gold Large Manual Wind Wristwatch, 1940s
By IWC
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1940s International Watch Company IWC Schaffhausen Wrist Watch. 37 MM 18K Rose Gold 3 Piece case with Flared Lugs. Caliber C.89 17 Jewel Manual Wind Nickel Lever movement. S...
18k Gold
Mens IWC Calatrava C83 14k Rose Gold 35mm Manual Wind 1940s Swiss Vintage NA113
By IWC
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Timeless luxury, Men's 14k solid rose gold IWC Schaffhausen Calatrava C83 manual wind dress watch, c.1940s, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker....
Rose Gold, 14k Gold
IWC Stainless Steel Men's Wristwatch Circa 1940's
Located in Stamford, CT
Step back in time with the IWC stainless steel Men's wristwatch from the late 1940s. White pristine dial with gilt hands and markers and new leather band and buckle. The case is 45m...
Stainless Steel, Steel
Tiffany & Co. by International Watch Co. Gold Wrist Watch
By IWC
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: International Watch Company / For Tiffany & Co. New York STYLE / REFERENCE: Round / Calatrava Style MOVEMENT / CALIBER: 17 Jewels / Sub Seconds DIAL / HANDS: Roma...
Vintage International Watch Company Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
By IWC
Located in Stamford, CT
Original 1940's IWC open face manual wind solid 14k yellow gold pocket watch Length: 62mm Width: 51.75mm Case thickness: 10.75mm Dial: Gold Inside case: 585 14k IWC 1013226 149 Move...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Ladies International Watch IWC Gold Diamond and Sapphire Wristwatch
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1940 International Watch Co. IWC Schaffhausen Ladies Wrist Watch, 17 M.M 14K Cress Arrow Yellow Gold case with a Diamond set Bezel and Square cut Sapphires Lugs. 17 jewel IWC M...
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1940 Iwc / E. Gübelin Pocket Watch Stainless Steel IWC C.97 Pocket Watch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Vintage * *Complete with: Box Only dated 1940 *Case Size: 47mm *Age: 1940 ** Condition: The item is in good pre-owned condition and shows some general signs of wear or pati...
Stainless Steel
IWC Stainless Steel Dress Model Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
IWC Steel dress model circa 1940’s. 30.5 X 37mm medium size military style Calatrava 3 piece snap back case.
Steel
IWC Vintage C.88 Men's Rose Gold Watch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
"Xupes Reference: COM002673 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Vintage Model Variant: 0 Model Number: C.88 Age: 1948 Gender: Men Complete With: IWC Box Dial: Silver Quarter Arabic Glass: Plexi...
Rose Gold
IWC Rose Gold Wristwatch circa 1940s
By IWC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
IWC 18k rose gold large and striking dress model wristwatch, 37 x 46mm, with prominent curved lugs, circa 1940s. Expertly restored black dial with fine rose gold Arabic and dagger in...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Stainless Steel Classic Calatrava, circa 1946
By IWC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage IWC manual wind stepped Calatrava style case, circa 1946. A scarce and desirable oversized case, at 37mm. The stainless steel case is in great condition, with a stepped beze...
Stainless Steel
IWC Yellow Gold Pocket Watch circa 1940s
By IWC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
IWC 14k yellow gold pocket watch, circa 1940s. Original silvered satin dial with raised gold figures and chapters and gold, feuille hands. 17-jewel manual-wind movement with subsidia...
Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
IWC Calatrava Signed Black Starr & Gorham, circa 1942
By IWC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Vintage IWC manual wind classic Calatrava military style and era case model, circa 1942. Retailed and signed by the famous retailer Black Starr & Gorham (originally founded in New Y...
Stainless Steel
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
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
International Watch Schaffausen
By IWC
Located in Sežana, SI
Step back in time with this stunning IWC Schaffausen timepiece from the 1940s. Featuring a round 18k gold case with unique shaped lugs, a silver dial in excellent condition, and a m...
18k Gold
TIFFANY & CO Rectangular Dress Wristwatch Movement by IWC
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Tiffany & Co. rectangular wristwatch with large lobed lugs with movement by IWC. 22 X 38mm Cress Arrow signed case. Beautiful silvered satin dial with gold applied indexes and gold l...
14k Gold
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
14K White Gold Men's Vintage Longines Diamond Dial Watch
By Longines
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Men's vintage Longines wristwatch with 14k white gold case and diamond dial. The inside of the case is stamped 14k, Longines. The movement is a 17-jewel manual wind mechanism. Runs w...
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Patek Philippe Ultra Thin, 18Kt Solid Gold Dress Watch circa 1980's
By Patek Philippe
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Patek Philippe et Cie STYLE / REFERENCE: Dress Watch / Reference 3571-1 METAL / MATERIAL: 18Kt Solid Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1980's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 26mm X Width...
18k Gold
$1,752Sale Price|40% Off
10K Yellow Gold Omega Century Gold and Black Vintage, Circa 1956, Deco, Retro
By Omega
Located in New York, NY
Omega century Gold Black Vintage 1962 Caliber 286 10 K Yellow gold It has a inscription in the back … Ronson long service award, Dec 1956 Original case, dials an crown Manual Wind...
Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Tank Large 18K Gold Quartz 25mm Watch
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
The Cartier Tank, 25mm crafted in 18K yellow gold unisex watch. Roman numerals, original lizard skin strap. Complete with original Cartier Box. No papers, buckle not Cartier or 18k g...
18k Gold
Patek Philippe 18kt. Rose Gold Late Art Deco Round Original Dial from 1940s
By Patek Philippe
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Patek Philippe et Cie. STYLE / REFERENCE: Round Art Deco / Reference 2494 METAL / MATERIAL: 18kt Rose Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1940's DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 41 Length X 33 D...
Omega Vintage Stainless Steel Manual Wind Wrist Watch
By Omega
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1960 Omega Wrist Watch, 35 MM Stainless Steel 3 piece Water Proof case, 17 Jewel Mechanical, Manual wind movement, Excellent, mint condition, Silver Satin dial with raised and...
Stainless Steel
International Watch Company Manual Mens Watch, 1781763
Located in London, GB
International Watch Company Manual Gents 18ct yellow gold on a leather brown strap 33mm vintage mechanical watch in full working condition. Total Weight of Watch: 32.9g Serial Numbe...
18k Gold
Cartier Vintage Stepped Case Mechanical 18k Gold Plate Wrist watch
By Cartier
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1970s Cartier Mid size Triple Stepped case Wrist Watch, 28 x 28 M.M. 18k Gold Electroplate 2 piece case, original and Excellent, Mint condition Chocolate brown dial with Gold R...
Gold Plate
Cartier Vintage Yellow Gold Mechanical Wrist Watch
By Cartier
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1960 Cartier Mid Size Wrist Watch, 30 M.M. X 6 M.M thick 18k Yellow Gold 2 piece case, Cartier Inc. 17 jewel mechanical, Manual wind movement. Silver Satin Dial with raised Gol...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Riviera Paris Vintage Yellow Gold Ladies Mechanical Wrist Watch
By Cartier
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1970s Cartier Riviera Paris Wrist Watch, 23 M.M. 18k Yellow Gold 2 Piece case, Sapphire crown, 17 Jewel Mechanical, Manual wind movement, White dial with Black Roman numerals. ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rolex Rare Gold Shell Oyster Perpetual from 1952 Oversized Bubble Back Movement
By Rolex
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Rolex Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Oyster Perpetual / Reference 6334 METAL / MATERIAL: Yellow Gold Shell CIRCA / YEAR: 1953 / 54 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 42mm...
$7,750
H 0.19 in W 1.26 in
Ultra-Thin Classic Gold Audemars-Piguet Mens Watch with Brown Crocodile Strap
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This handsome, vintage 18K yellow gold Audemars-Piguet wristwatch is positively elegant. Crafted during the mid-20th Century, this iteration is among the very thinnest produced durin...
Gold, 18k Gold
Rolex Vintage Yellow Gold Strap Model Wrist Watch
By Rolex
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1960s Rolex Wrist Watch, 33 M.M. 14K 2 piece case, 9 M.M. thick, 17 Jewel Mechanical, Manual wind Nickle lever movement, 2 tone Silver Satin Pie pan dial with raised Gold marke...
14k Gold
Vintage Rolex Watch. ROLEX Oyster Royal 3121 SS and 9k Bezel. 29mm
By Rolex
Located in Port Charlotte, FL
Rolex Oyster Royal 3121 9k Yellow Gold Bezel and Stainless Steel Case. Manual Windup Movement. Runs well. Circa 1943 Beautiful Watch. New Genuine Leather band. 29mm round case ...
9k Gold, Stainless Steel
Jaeger LeCoultre Rose Gold Reverso Wrist Watch
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 2000 Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Reference 250.2.86 Wrist Watch, 39 x 23 M.M. 18k Rose Gold case, mechanical movement, Black dial with raised Gold markers, newer Hirsch Black Croc...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Hamilton 14K Solid White Gold Art Deco Watch with Presentation Back from 1932
By Hamilton
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: Hamilton Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Art Deco / Reference Andrews METAL / MATERIAL: 14K Solid White Gold CIRCA / YEAR: 1932 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Length 23mm X Wid...
White 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.
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