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SIGNED INTERNATIONAL WATCH CO, CASE NO. 1'254'201, CIRCA 1952
Details
IWC. A FINE 18K GOLD WRISTWATCH WITH SWEEP CENTRE SECONDS AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DIAL
SIGNED INTERNATIONAL WATCH CO, CASE NO. 1'254'201, CIRCA 1952
Movement: Manual, 17 jewels, signed
Dial: Cloisonné enamel to the centre, signed
Case: Snap on back with inscription, 34 mm. diam., signed
SIGNED INTERNATIONAL WATCH CO, CASE NO. 1'254'201, CIRCA 1952
Movement: Manual, 17 jewels, signed
Dial: Cloisonné enamel to the centre, signed
Case: Snap on back with inscription, 34 mm. diam., signed
Further Details
The present watch is one of very few examples of a wristwatch fitted with a cloisonné enamel dial from IWC.
Cloisonné enamel dials are always individual artisan creations. With their unfading brightness and rich lustre, the watches with such dials are amongst the most desirable of all brands. The main supplier of cloisonné enamel dials was the celebrated firm of
Stern Freres. Each Stern Frères dial was individually stamped on the reverse with a number code, the first digits are the brand code. For the present dial numbered 61*2872, 61 is the code for IWC and 2872 denotes this particular design.
For an IWC wristwatch from the 1950s with a similar cloisonné enamel dial see: Ore d’Oro 2, J. Barracca, G. Negretti, F. Nencini, p. 161
Stern Freres
Founded in 1868, Stern Freres specialized in the production of highest quality dials including dials decorated with cloisonné enamel scenes which were supplied to eminent watch manufacturers including Rolex, Omega, IWC, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin. The production of these solid gold dials was extremely costly as they had to be individually made by a skilled craftsman and not on a production line. The artist created the outline of the desired motif by arranging thin gold wires on a dial. These partitions, called “cloisonne” in French, were filled with small quantities of enamel powder in the desired colour. The dial was then fired in an oven at around 900 degrees Celsius causing the powder to melt. Finally it was hand-polished until a perfectly flat surface was
obtained. Hand-made by celebrated enamel artists, these dials can be regarded as unique works of art in their own right.
Cloisonné enamel dials are always individual artisan creations. With their unfading brightness and rich lustre, the watches with such dials are amongst the most desirable of all brands. The main supplier of cloisonné enamel dials was the celebrated firm of
Stern Freres. Each Stern Frères dial was individually stamped on the reverse with a number code, the first digits are the brand code. For the present dial numbered 61*2872, 61 is the code for IWC and 2872 denotes this particular design.
For an IWC wristwatch from the 1950s with a similar cloisonné enamel dial see: Ore d’Oro 2, J. Barracca, G. Negretti, F. Nencini, p. 161
Stern Freres
Founded in 1868, Stern Freres specialized in the production of highest quality dials including dials decorated with cloisonné enamel scenes which were supplied to eminent watch manufacturers including Rolex, Omega, IWC, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin. The production of these solid gold dials was extremely costly as they had to be individually made by a skilled craftsman and not on a production line. The artist created the outline of the desired motif by arranging thin gold wires on a dial. These partitions, called “cloisonne” in French, were filled with small quantities of enamel powder in the desired colour. The dial was then fired in an oven at around 900 degrees Celsius causing the powder to melt. Finally it was hand-polished until a perfectly flat surface was
obtained. Hand-made by celebrated enamel artists, these dials can be regarded as unique works of art in their own right.
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