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    IWC watch ID

    Is anyone able to let me know what model this IWC watch is, it's about 40 years old I believe

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/7j2b6Dmhft3umHXYA

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    It looks like it could be a Cal. 8531 or older. Never seen one of those dials before thought. Have you got photos of the movement?


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    Quote Originally Posted by jackjack View Post
    It looks like it could be a Cal. 8531 or older. Never seen one of those dials before thought. Have you got photos of the movement?


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    Thanks for the reply, it's my father's watch, I shall collect it and take photo of the movement, not sure if he wants to sell it or keep it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jackjack View Post
    It looks like it could be a Cal. 8531 or older. Never seen one of those dials before thought. Have you got photos of the movement?


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    Two more photos, which I hope help, he's also wondering about the value

    https://photos.google.com/search/_tr...hzT4miLSct1w4w

    https://photos.google.com/search/_tr...Y5HppsetfhJo6v

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    FYI - Those links don’t appear to work for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sean89 View Post
    FYI - Those links don’t appear to work for me.
    Me neither, only the original link in the OP works for me.

    The dial looks like it's rotated a touch within the case?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hughtrimble View Post
    Me neither, only the original link in the OP works for me.

    The dial looks like it's rotated a touch within the case?
    Does this work

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/mtTo5L3n2aZTWp2w7

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/UsUQSCMKqjY8YwKB8

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    Yes - the second is quite blurry, but maybe captures what you want sufficiently.

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    Sure Mike Wood has sold some of these at the old watch shop

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    Quote Originally Posted by hughtrimble View Post
    Yes - the second is quite blurry, but maybe captures what you want sufficiently.
    Yes sorry about the quality, it show me the Cal. 854B, but how do I work out the model of the watch?

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    After searching the calibre then comparing the images it seems to be an old portofino but there are both manual Winding and automatic versions with what seems the same dial.
    I just searched the calibre then looked at image's
    You could try contacting IWC with the serial number. They should be able to tell you what version it is.
    https://www.google.com/search?q=iwc+...exTzZCTgdwHakM

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    Last edited by sickie; 5th September 2020 at 10:29.

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    I can't tell you much about the watch, however, I do know that the number 803A on the inside case back is IWC's reference number for the watch. Perhaps you could try searching by that reference to see if you can get anymore info.

    Edited to add, have you tried putting the case and movement numbers into the DateyourIWC facility. It may give you some more info.

    http://www.moeb.ch/dyIWC/
    Last edited by RickS; 5th September 2020 at 14:16.

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