IWC Ref. 5450 Hunting Case Pocket Watch with Full Calendar and Moon Phase
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1983
This 18-karat gold hunting case pocket watch by International Watch Co. Schaffhausen dates to circa 1983. Designated as reference 5450 and housing calibre 9821, the watch is catalogued as number 172 from a limited series of 250 pieces.
The white dial presents Roman numerals, blued hands, and four subsidiary displays indicating the day of the week in German, date, month, and moon phase with moon age. The auction house reports a glazed case back revealing a florally hand-engraved bridge movement with lever escapement and Glucydur screw balance.
Evidence at a glance
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Hunter pocket watch
- Weight
- 280 g
- Calibre
- 9821
- Reference
- 5450
- Dimensions
- 60 mm
- Limitation
- 172/250
- Case Number
- 2181764
- Case Material
- 18 K gold
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Movement Number
- 172
- Maker / attribution
- IWC / Intern. Watch Co.
Design
- Visible features
- • Savonnette hunting case configuration with the front cover hinged on the left and winding stem at 3 o'clock. • White dial with printed Roman hour numerals, outer railway minute track with five-minute Arabic numerals, and signed 'International Watch Co. / SCHAFFHAUSEN'. • Four sunken subdials displaying moon phase/age at 12, date at 3, month at 6, and day of the week in German abbreviations at 9 o'clock. • Blued steel hands including ornate openwork poire-style hour and minute hands and spade-tipped calendar pointers. • Correctors visible along the top perimeter of the case band.
- Dial and Calendar Display
- The white dial is signed 'International Watch Co. / SCHAFFHAUSEN' and features printed Roman hour numerals. An outer railway minute track includes five-minute Arabic numerals. The watch contains four sunken subdials for calendar indications: the day of the week (in German abbreviations) at 9 o'clock, the date at 3 o'clock, the month at 6 o'clock, and a moon phase and age display at 12 o'clock. The starry sky of the moon phase aperture is rendered in goldstone. The time and calendar displays are indicated by blued steel hands, specifically openwork poire-style hands for the time and spade-tipped pointers for the calendar.
- Movement and Mechanical Status
- The watch is powered by IWC Calibre 9821. The bridge movement is hand-engraved with floral relief on both the gilt plate and bridge. The mechanical system features a lever escapement and a Glucydur screw balance. The auction house reports the movement condition as very good and capable of running, though they recommend the timepiece undergo cleaning.
- Case and External Configuration
- The timepiece is presented in a 60 mm Savonnette hunting case, crafted from 18-karat gold with a smooth finish. The case configuration features a front cover hinged on the left and a winding stem positioned at 3 o'clock. Correctors are visible along the top perimeter of the case band. The auction house description notes the inclusion of a glazed case back to reveal the movement. This feature is not visible in the provided image.
Identification
- Reference
- 5450
- Serial number
- 2181764
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Glazed case back, movement engraving, and the original box mentioned by the auction house are not depicted in the single supplied photograph.
- Research required: Movement condition and mechanical running status are reported by the auction house and not independently verified.