IWC
Chronometer Dress Pocket Watch
Yellow gold open face chronometer dress pocket watch.
The mother of pearl dial features yellow gold mirror polished Breguet numeral hour indices, yellow gold Breguet style hands, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and outer minute track. Within a ornamental engraved case featuring a bi-colour yellow and white gold case back.
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MADE CIRCA: 1920
MATERIAL: 18ct Yellow Gold
MOVEMENT: Manual Mechanical
Notes
The 1920’s was a period of incredible change, with flourishing wealth and high demand for the latest innovations for the modern family and of course, the modern gentleman. At last, a man could adorn himself with lavish items to truly boast his new found affluence. One such item would be the timepiece, here seen with an interesting mother of pearl dial. Several companies were taking advantage of the latest trends in horology for watches and pocket watches composed of precious stones.
This fine pocket watch also sets itself apart from others as it features a chronometer movement: a movement tested independently by COSC; Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres, the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute, responsible for certifying the accuracy and precision of timepieces in Switzerland.
World History
- “The Jazz Age”—jazz and jazz-influenced dance music became widely popular throughout the decade.
- Beginning of the Art Deco movement.
- F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes some of the most enduring novels characterizing the Jazz Age. This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, and The Great Gatsby, as well as three short story collections, were all published in these years.
