IWC 18k YELLOW GOLD BOMBE’ LUGS (1953)

CHF 3,390.00

A classic example of how IWC was a master in crafting elegant watches, before it became known for the more sporty references.

This watch features a 35.5mm case in 18k yellow gold with the extremely rare “teardrop” lugs, or “bombé”, produced by the Swiss case maker Wyss & Co.

It can confidently be said that the watch was seldomly worn and comes in an unpolished state.

The absence of the date gives the dial a beautiful symmetry which I believe is key when wearing a dress watch. The finishing of the dial is mesmerising: at first the dial seems like silver brushed, but as you can see in the pictures, depending on the light it changes colour and gives out a more creamy feeling.

It is powered by the caliber 852, the very famous IWC movement featuring the Pellaton automatic winding system; it has been recently serviced and regulated.

Together with the purchase, you receive a one-year warranty and a Timegrapher report showing amplitude, rate, and beat error, proof of its mechanical health.

A classic example of how IWC was a master in crafting elegant watches, before it became known for the more sporty references.

This watch features a 35.5mm case in 18k yellow gold with the extremely rare “teardrop” lugs, or “bombé”, produced by the Swiss case maker Wyss & Co.

It can confidently be said that the watch was seldomly worn and comes in an unpolished state.

The absence of the date gives the dial a beautiful symmetry which I believe is key when wearing a dress watch. The finishing of the dial is mesmerising: at first the dial seems like silver brushed, but as you can see in the pictures, depending on the light it changes colour and gives out a more creamy feeling.

It is powered by the caliber 852, the very famous IWC movement featuring the Pellaton automatic winding system; it has been recently serviced and regulated.

Together with the purchase, you receive a one-year warranty and a Timegrapher report showing amplitude, rate, and beat error, proof of its mechanical health.