Very beautiful timepiece IWC Schaffhausen BIG PILOT WATCH STYLE marriage watch

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Very beautiful timepiece IWC Schaffhausen BIG PILOT WATCH STYLE marriage watch:
$1100.00

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Very beautiful timepieceIWC Schaffhausen

International Watch Co

BIG PILOT WATCH STYLEMARRIAGEwatch

This is aMARRIAGEwatch. Amarriage watchis the term used for a new, modern case that has been used to house a vintage pocket watch movement. Please read the sizes of this watch in the description.

The Marriage - watches are also known as wedding watches. Wedding watches because an old pocket watch with a new housing "married"

I am happy to offer for sale this beautiful timepiece

This watch is not a mass production of watches. It does not stream.

Every my watch - it is a single issue or a small limited edition.

We use only genuine branded mechanisms.

The rest we do by hand

Everything began when Florentine Ariosto Jones, an American engineer and watchmaker, decided to travel to Switzerland and found the "International Watch Company" in 1868. With a highly-qualified Swiss crew and the most modern machines from overseas, he expected to make high-quality mechanisms and watch parts for the American market.

Later, he met Johann Heinrich Moser, a watchmaker and a manufacturer from Schaffhausen that made pocket watches for, among others, the empire of tsars. Moser, a pioneer in the industry, had just installed in Schaffhausen a hydraulic station run by the Rhin waters. This station provided cheap energy but to very few people. It was just what Jones needed and he settled the company IWC there.

Jones, besides being an excellent businessman, was an excellent watch designer. His first mechanic pocket watches with "Jones caliber" presented exceptional characteristics.

Some years later after its foundation, the ownership of the "American" watch factory was taken by Swiss hands. At the same time the philosophy of the product "Probus Scafusia" (the confirmed excellence of Schaffhausen) would arise maintained unalterable till our day.

Johannes Rauschenbach-Vogel bought the company in 1880. Four generations of the Rauschenbach family owned IWC, with varying names. Only a year after the sale, Johannes Rauschenbach died. His son, Johannes Rauschenbach-Schenk, was 25 years old when he took over the IWC company and ran it successfully until his own death on March 2 of 1905.

The manufacture showed IWC's spirit of innovation already in 1885 with the first pocket watches with digital indication according to Mr. Pallweber patent. Soon, IWC developed pocket watch mechanisms that even today and once revised would reach the precision of a chronometer. Nowadays these IWC watches are extremely rare and sought after collector's items.

After the death of J. Rauschenbach-Schenk in 1905, his wife, two daughters and their husbands, Ernst Jakob Homberger (director of G. Fischer AG in Schaffhausen) and Dr. Carl Jung (psychologist and psychiatrist), became the new owners of IWC. Following the death of his father-in-law, Ernst Jakob Homberger had a considerable influence on the Schaffhausen watchmaking company's affairs and guided IWC through one of the most turbulent epochs in Europe's history.

During the 1930's, IWC presented the first watch especially designed for aviators with antimagnetic mechanism. In 1940 the Big Pilot's watch marked another important milestone for IWC. Towards 1948, the Mark 11 appeared armored against magnetic fields. This protection would be later used by the Ingenieur and nowadays by many IWC watches.

Hans Ernst Homberger was the third and last of the Rauschenbach heirs to run IWC as a sole proprietor. He had joined his father's company in 1934 and took control of IWC after his death in April 1955. In 1957 he added a new wing to the factory and in the same year set up a modern pension fund for the staff. He bought new machines to meet new demands and continuously brought his production technology up to what were considered the very latest standards.

Nearly the end of the forties, during the hard competition among Swiss manufacturers to create the first automatic mechanism that allowed to wind up the watch both sides, IWC was right ahead. IWC's patented automatic spring has not been improved to our days.

The IWC 1955 Ingenieur equipped with it was the most advanced of its time. Edmund Hillary climbed the highest mountains with it. Today it has become a classic object of desire for collectors.

The Yatch Club or the Ingenieur SL from the sixties and seventies were even more robust. The growing popularity of water sports made IWC launch the Aquatimer in 1967. It was water-resistant to 200 meters and had and internal revolving ring to indicate the time of immersion.

1969 saw IWC present its first quartz wristwatch. The Da Vinci quartz watch was fitted with a Beta 21 caliber movement. Due to an industry crisis, IWC avoided heavy investment in this technology and went back to produce what it was best at - mechanical movements of great technical refinement.

In 1978, IWC introduced the world's first titanium watchcase and bracelet, which at the time was thought impossible because of the difficulty of working with titanium which required an oxygen-free Environment. Today, IWC manufacturers the world's most sophisticated bracelet system using a solid pin held in each bracelet link by a push-button lock on the underside of each bracelet link - allowing the pin to be totally locked in regardless of any damage.

Today, IWC is most famous for its Pilot line of watches whose design was inspired by World War 2 and the Portuguese line of watches. They have approximately 390 employees and since 2000 IWC have belonged to the watch division of Richemont SA.

ABOUT WATCHES

I am happy to offer for sale this beautiful timepiece

BIG PILOT WATCH STYLE

This “”IWC””watch has a new stainless steel case .

The wonderful new stainless steel case has been made especially for this perfect mechanism.

This mechanical watch is in very good working order and well-placed. Every part is checked by the watchmaker

Mechanism has been recently serviced to ensure it winds and sets smoothly while keeping great, accurate time.

The original mechanism “IWC” Calibre 57 is powered by a manual winding/setting crown and has 15 jewels .

Overall, this great looking piece has been professionally serviced and is now in great condition.

CASE

The wonderful new stainless steel case has been made especially for this perfect mechanism.

DIAMETER SIZE: 48mm(WITHOUT CROWN)

LUG TO LUG SIZE: 53mm

THICKNESS SIZE: 15mm

MOVEMENT Calibre 57 №723896 made 1918-1920 year

bimetallic screw balance, Breguet hairspring
patented big bearings for crown- and ratchet wheel
barrel with Geneva stopwork

Note:PUSH SET BUTTON.DO NOT PULL CROUN!!!

DIAL This timepiece has a new engraved PILOT WATCH style dial with luminous numerals

HAND beautiful vintage military style luminous hands

CLASS/CRYSTAL – mineral glass

CROWN – stainless steel

BRACELET/STRAP - New high quality genuine leather HAND MADE band.

THE HIGH buyer WILL HAVE A FANTASTIC TIMEPIECE FOR THE COLLECTION!

Recommendations for the owner of antique watches:

1. All Antique watches are mechanical.

2. Antique watches are generally NOT waterproof. This is because waterproofing was not in general production until the middle of the 20th century for most watches. Therefore you should protect your antique watch from exposure to moisture.

3. If your watch becomes wet it should be dried off quickly. Carefully open all covers and use a hair drier to blow dry the movement, dial, covers, crown. This will reduce the amount of rust.

4. When adjusting the hands of your watch, move them in a clockwise direction only. Counter-clockwise adjustments may damage the movement.

5. If you must adjust counter-clockwise make it for small adjustments only (i.e. for minutes, NOT hours).

6. Every 2-3 years it is necessary to service and oil vintage watches.

7. To clean the case, dial and crystal you should use a cloth that does NOT leave fibers as these may get caught up in the movement. Check with your Watch repair expert to get an appropriate cloth.

8. Keep your antiques watch away from magnets. Strong magnetic fields may affect the accuracy of your watch since some vintage watches were made with iron based components in the movement.

9. Most Cases and Covers are fine components and will not handle abuse well. The watch should not be shaken, beaten, or stressed.

10. Antique watches generally experience an error of up to 5-7 minutes a day. Any accuracy of +- 5 minutes is very good.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE offerDING!

Please note:

Vintage watches are very delicate and I package to the highest degree to prevent damage.

High altitude flights can be hard on watches due to extreme temperature changes. This can cause the oil viscosity to decrease (gum up) and prevent a watch from ticking (the balance moving freely etc.). It may need to be oiled when it arrives regardless of its recent servicing (if applicable). Although this is only a very slight possibility it can occasionally happen.

Please bear in mind that you are buying a used watches and it will require service at some point in time.

If You have any questions after reading the description or viewing the pictures please email me prior to offerding.

Please thoroughly look through the photos and read the description; you buy what see on the photos.

Photos are real. Its authenticity is guaranteed!

If you have any questions please necessarily contact with me before offerding.

Only one lucky buyer gets this!

GOOD LUCK,RELAX,AND PLEASE ENJOY THE offer!!!

Do the offers Ladies and Gentlemen!

Thanks for looking and good offerding! Good luck!

Shipping via International Air Mail. Delivery is from Europe, Ukraine

Delivery takes as a usual 14-30 business days.

WARNING!!!

Delivery to Italy, France, Mexico takes as a usual till 30 business days.

Insurance:

1. I am not responsible for the World’s Postal Systems!

2. If the item was insured and did not come (or broken) then all your money will be refunded!

3. If the item are not insured, then the refund only for loss after 60 days from date of shipment! This time needed for the finishing of the post service investigation process. No other reason for returning except the loss is considered!

Return Policy

If you're not satisfied with your purchase or the service, please contact me - the item should come to the my address within 15 days after you received it. After 15 days I will no longer be responsible and the item won't be taken back!

* Item for returning must have the original tags and packing, otherwise it won't be accepted!

* Return shipping charges are the responsibly of the purchaser.

Please thoroughly look through the photos; you buy what see on the photos. If you have any questions please necessarily contact with me before offerding Thank you for visiting my sale. I know most, if not all my buyers, are fellow collectors and enthusiasts, that's why I strive to provide all my customers with thoughtful and pleasant service.

Before you offer:

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After the sale ends The buyer and seller will both receive an email confirming details of the sale with the total amount payable

Instructions for offerding and buying:
Please inform us of your method of payment and make payment within 7 days.

After the end of sale, the payment must be made within 7 days. Without any contact for 7 days, I will cancel the transaction and there will be unpaid strike given to the buyer.