IWC R810 Cal. 89 1972 Vintage Pictorial Full Set

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Wizzar

·Sep 15, 2025

Hi all

I’d like to show you one of my favourites watches, beautiful case, amazing clean dial and mechanism + box and papers. I’m in love

 

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noelekal

·Sep 15, 2025·Home For Wayward Watches

Well, I'm in envy!

That is a very nice watch. Must be a late vintage caliber 89? Do you know the year the watch was produced?

 

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Wizzar

·Sep 15, 2025

noelekal

Well, I'm in envy!

That is a very nice watch. Must be a late vintage caliber 89? Do you know the year the watch was produced?

72 on the guarantee card. All numbers correct, on case back and on paper.

Edited: Sep 15, 2025

 

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Dan S

·Sep 15, 2025

Very nice.

 

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noelekal

·Sep 15, 2025·Home For Wayward Watches

For some reason I am particularly enthused about any vintage IWC watch featuring the caliber 89 movement.

A caliber 89 IWC with a svelte rendition of C-style case styling is most attractive.

 

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Wizzar

·Sep 15, 2025

noelekal

For some reason I am particularly enthused about any vintage IWC watch featuring the caliber 89 movement.

A caliber 89 IWC with a svelte rendition of C-style case styling is most attractive.

From my experience this reference is highly liked by IWC enthusiasts that’s another argument why I like it so much. Simplicity and symmetry, glossy indexes and hands, for me it’s very cool, hypnotising design. Doubled 12,3,6,9 indexes creates kind of crosshair design

 

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rbob99

·Sep 18, 2025

Beautiful watch! Congratulations!

 

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shafa.ali.muj009

·Sep 18, 2025

Lovely vintage piece! Congrats and enjoy.

 

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bgrisso

·Sep 18, 2025

Beautiful ! whats the case size?

 

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vibe

·Sep 18, 2025

Absolutely gorgeous! I wore mine yesterday. Mine is from 1970 and has a slightly different, 19 jewel Cal 89 with a shock system on the escapement. It doesn’t hack, does yours?

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Wizzar

·Sep 19, 2025

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vibe

Absolutely gorgeous! I wore mine yesterday. Mine is from 1970 and has a slightly different, 19 jewel Cal 89 with a shock system on the escapement. Air doesn’t hack, does yours?

I see 17 jewels on both 😜 mine doesn’t hack

 

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vibe

·Sep 19, 2025

Wizzar

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I see 17 jewels on both 😜 mine doesn’t hack

Yeah, it says 17j but there are two extra in the the additional shock system.

 

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Wizzar

·Sep 19, 2025

vibe

Yeah, it says 17j but there are two extra in the the additional shock system.

Oh ok, I’m not aware of those differences. Why are they different do you know? I have other 89 with more engravings on bridge like yours have but thought this is just about engravings, maybe “older” style

 

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vibe

·Sep 19, 2025

The 89 was produced in batches and each batch is a bit different AFAIK. And the military versions like I have in my Mark XI hack.
https://forum.iwc.com/t/caliber-89-confusion-over-specification/33574/

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samarofficial777

·Nov 27, 2025

Such elegant proportions. Classic IWC at its absolute best.