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Product code: W1087cc Categories: Other Watches, Watches.$5,500.00
Here is a fabulous vintage 14ct gold and steel IWC Yacht Club from 1967 which has so many fantastic features to it.
Firstly the IWC Yacht Club was launched in 1967 the exact year that this watch was made and secondly inside it has the infamous and highly regarded IWC calibre 8541. This movement was designed by Albert Pellaton who was the technical director of IWC, and features an ingenious system that included the ability for the automatic rotor to wind the watch regardless of which direction the rotor was turning. Fitted with a micro-regulator to guarantee accuracy and this among various other features make this one of the most accurate and well regarded watch movements in any watch back then and even today more than 40 years later. This movement is regarded as one of the best movements ever produced not only by IWC but any watchmaking company in the world.
With the case made in solid 14ct yellow gold with a stainless steel back, the tonneau shaped case measures 36mm across plus the IWC crown and sits so well on the wrist.
The dial has the transitional dial from the iconic “International Watch Company Schaffhausen” written in its Italic style font combined with the upper case “IWC” and has the date window and centre sweep seconds.
The IWC Yacht Club is still regarded as one of the finest watches around thanks to its superb calibre 8541 movement and design of the case making it as stylish today as when it was first launched 50 years ago.
Stock# W1087cc
Maker: IWC – International Watch Company – Schaffhausen
Model: IWC Yacht Club
Circa: 1967
$5,500
Description
Vintage 14ct gold and steel IWC Yacht Club from 1967. Made with a solid gold top as opposed to gold capped, this is a go anywhere watch that remains as stylish today as when it was made.
A brief history on the IWC Yacht Club:
First launched at the Basel Watch Show in 1967, the Yacht Club was focused on precision, durability and utility as well as its great looking tonneau shaped design which became an instant hit. One of its best-selling features was a shock system involving spring suspension with rubber bumpers for the movement, thus ‘isolating’ it, a major innovation for the brand. The Yacht Club became IWC’s most popular model during this time.
Inside the original Yacht Club was the Calibre 8541 with date display and Pellaton bi-directional winding system. The stainless steel Yacht Club was water resistant to 100m and 60m for the gold version, via a crown mechanism that automatically tightened the seals as water pressure increased.
The superb IWC calibre 8541B which is regarded as one of the best movements ever produced not only by IWC but any watchmaking company in the world. This IWC movement was designed by Albert Pellaton who was the technical director of IWC, and this automatic movement has an ingenious system that included the ability for the automatic rotor to wind the watch regardless of which direction the rotor was turning. Fitted with a micro-regulator to guarantee accuracy and this among various other features make this one of the most accurate and well regarded watch movements in any watch back then and even today more than 40 years later.