IWC early wristwatch Current Collection Europe in the 1950s was

Europe in the 1950s was quite an austere place and I guess people didn’t have the money to splash on crazy futuristic watches

It's a wonderful piece of mid 20th century British history linking two of the exemplars of British industrial manufacture

The watch has been fully serviced and regulated and the time keeping is first class

I'm not aware of Smiths supplying this model with fixed bars

IWC early wristwatch Current Collection Europe in the 1950s wasThis is a very handsome IWC gold cased dress watch. IWC were one of the top manufacturers of the first half of the 20th century and this is a fine tribute to their workmanship the movement is both beautifully made and finished, and it also keeps excellent time. I think this watch really captures the kind of understated elegance which the Swiss watch industry built their reputation on. This watch is a very good example of the way the early wristwatch