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1970s IWC International Watch Company Cal. 89 Hand-Winding Steel
Estimated price for orientation: 1 800 $
Category: Orologi da polso
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IWC International Watch Company
Stainless Steel case and screw back
Sweep Second / Centre Second
Ca. 1970
IWC cal. 89
17 Jewels Hand-Winding
Ref. 1978612 R810
Very good and original condition,
mint dial and hands, minor scratches to crystal glass and case
Without a strap/band
Dimensions:
34.5mm Diameter excluding crown x 40.5mm top to bottom. 18mm lug spacing.
IWC’s Calibre 89 was manufactured for 1946 through to the early 1990s, and found its way into watches such as the Mark XI (1947) and the Yacht Club, but today’s examples of this calibre are very much civilian. The Cal.89 found its way into a huge variety of cases and designs.
One of the reasons that the owner of these watches values this calibre is that its centre second movement was designed from ground up rather than adding an extra wheel to convert from a petite seconds to centre second, which is not uncommon for cost efficiency reasons.
Description
Description:]]>
IWC International Watch Company
Stainless Steel case and screw back
Sweep Second / Centre Second
Ca. 1970
IWC cal. 89
17 Jewels Hand-Winding
Ref. 1978612 R810
Very good and original condition,
mint dial and hands, minor scratches to crystal glass and case
Without a strap/band
Dimensions:
34.5mm Diameter excluding crown x 40.5mm top to bottom. 18mm lug spacing. IWC’s Calibre 89 was manufactured for 1946 through to the early 1990s, and found its way into watches such as the Mark XI (1947) and the Yacht Club, but today’s examples of this calibre are very much civilian. The Cal.89 found its way into a huge variety of cases and designs. One of the reasons that the owner of these watches values this calibre is that its centre second movement was designed from ground up rather than adding an extra wheel to convert from a petite seconds to centre second, which is not uncommon for cost efficiency reasons.
34.5mm Diameter excluding crown x 40.5mm top to bottom. 18mm lug spacing. IWC’s Calibre 89 was manufactured for 1946 through to the early 1990s, and found its way into watches such as the Mark XI (1947) and the Yacht Club, but today’s examples of this calibre are very much civilian. The Cal.89 found its way into a huge variety of cases and designs. One of the reasons that the owner of these watches values this calibre is that its centre second movement was designed from ground up rather than adding an extra wheel to convert from a petite seconds to centre second, which is not uncommon for cost efficiency reasons.