The Elusive IWC 5251 – Part 5
Community Articles October 5, 2002 admin
The Elusive IWC 5251Part Five
So there you have it, the IWC 5251 Pocket/Wristwatch with Moonphase, on strap, NIB with papers. A large and an incredibly beautiful example of the artistry of Swiss craftsmanship that has been passed down and carefully preserved. It is as hard to imagine the skills required to produce this watch, as it is to imagine no such skills at all. Whether you like this watch or not, at the very least appreciate that the talent to make it still exists. While gone forever, but not forgotten, this watch will obviously do well on the auction circuit in years to come. I think we will eventually learn from IWC that the production of this watch was very limited. If they made 10 per year while in production, that would total 170 pieces. As hard as they are to find, that might not be too far from the actual number. On the other hand, there might be a small country somewhere, where every citizen has one. There could be literally thousands of these watches, some perhaps even in quartz. Keep an eye out. You just never know! Terry Russell Post ScriptFor other fine examples of people who have lost their sensibilities over IWC watches, may I suggest William Massena’s “Searching for the Holy Grail“, and Richard Smith’s “From Newbie to Portu’Geezer“.I would also like to offer an expression of gratitude to Michael Friedberg, who selflessly pointed me in the direction of this watch, and who, by any definition, would make a much better steward than I for its journey into the future.
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