IWC - Vintage - Men - 1944

IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN – 14K GOLD – CAL. 83 – CIRCA 1944/1945

A beautiful and elegant vintage IWC Schaffhausen wristwatch from the mid-1940s, housed in a solid 14K gold case. Its refined proportions and small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock perfectly capture the timeless character of fine Swiss watchmaking from this period.

At the heart of the watch is the highly regarded IWC manufacture Calibre 83, movement no. 1,103,910 – a hand-wound mechanical movement with subsidiary seconds, beating at 18,000 vibrations per hour. Calibre 83 was produced between 1935 and 1947 and remains one of IWC’s notable historic movements.

Specifications

* Brand: IWC Schaffhausen
* Period: circa 1944/1945
* Movement: IWC Calibre 83, manual winding
* Movement No.: 1,103,910
* Case: solid 14K gold
* Case marking: BOLIDEN GULD 82
* Diameter: 31.5 mm
* Including crown: 33.5 mm
* Lug-to-lug: 36.5 mm
* Dial: carefully restored to faithfully recreate its original appearance
* Hour markers: applied gold indexes
* Hands: gold
* Seconds: subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock
* Service: fully serviced by a watchmaker in July 2026
* Condition: excellent / collector’s condition

The combination of applied gold indexes, elegant gold hands and the beautifully balanced small-seconds subdial gives the watch a particularly refined and sophisticated appearance.

An attractive collector’s piece combining three highly desirable features: IWC Schaffhausen heritage, the manufacture Calibre 83 and a solid 14K gold case. More than 80 years after its creation, it remains a beautiful example of classic Swiss watchmaking.