IWC Yacht Club

Neeb

Hello all. The Yacht Club is often compared to the Rolex Datejust of the same era (1600, 1601, 1603). The dimensions appear to be nearly identical and the proportions are very similar.

I was under the impression that these were stone dials, is this not the case?

nkhandekar

The finish on the date wheel seems to be the same as the dial. It seems to me that it would be very difficult to make a date wheel out of malachite or lapis/azurite

osterman

I have noticed that selling prices for 811 (I mean actual sales, not requests) have recently gone down.
Is it just my impression or is it a trend? Also, is it the same for other comparable watches?
What are your thoughts?

Neeb

Good point. It does seem a bit cheap & nasty though, given that real stone dials were a thing in similar watches from other brands at the time!

nkhandekar

Have you every visited Brighton Pavilion? All the "woodgrain" and "stone" surfaces are painted and suitable for the Prince Regent. It is magnificent. I would like to think that IWC is doing something similar here!

Omega also does a version with aventurine dials, the particles of mineral are like large pigment particles, so its a combination of stone and paint.