{"product_id":"iwc-schaffhausen-or-jaune-34mm-annees-50","title":"IWC Schaffhausen Yellow Gold 34 mm, late 1950s","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIdentity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIWC Schaffhausen Yellow Gold 34 mm, late 1950s. Manual-winding movement. 18-carat yellow gold case, 34 mm, straight lugs, yellow gold crown. Silver dial with applied faceted gold indexes and applied double baton at 12, dotted minute track, gold dauphine hands. Plexiglas crystal. Leather strap and unmarked pin buckle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHorological context\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational Watch Company was founded in Schaffhausen in 1868 by Florentine Ariosto Jones, an American watchmaker. The choice of this Rhine-side city was meant to combine American industrial precision with European watchmaking craft. The \u003cem\u003emaison\u003c\/em\u003e distinguishes itself through a true manufacture practice, designing and producing its own movements. In the 1950s, IWC produced its flagship generation of manual-winding calibres — most notably the Calibre 89, prized for its flat caseback that allowed mechanisms to fit into slim cases. The yellow gold dress watches of the period embraced the sobriety typical of Schaffhausen: clean dials, applied faceted indexes, dauphine hands, and the cursive \u003cem\u003eInternational Watch Co. Schaffhausen\u003c\/em\u003e signature that punctuated the visual identity of the decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilver dial with light, even patina, applied faceted gold indexes and applied double baton at 12. \u003cem\u003eInternational Watch Co. Schaffhausen\u003c\/em\u003e signature in cursive script.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatch serviced. Patina and natural wear from age. Delivered with a Contre-Temps box and a Contre-Temps one-year warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Contre-Temps Paris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53423653552466,"sku":"TP0651","price":5950.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/4639\/7522\/files\/IWC_Schaffhausen_Or_Jaune_34_mm_1.jpg?v=1778691686","url":"https:\/\/contretempsparis.com\/en\/products\/iwc-schaffhausen-or-jaune-34mm-annees-50","provider":"Contre-Temps Paris","version":"1.0","type":"link"}