Vintage 14ct gold and steel IWC Yacht Club from 1967
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
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