Up for sale is this beautiful early 1970s IWC Yacht Club in stainless steel on its hard to find original "Oyster"-style bracelet. This elegant and sporty timepiece from International Watch Co. of Schaffhausen features the legendary in house Pellaton-winding automatic caliber 8541B with date and hacking features, the ultimate development of IWC's automatic calibers at the time. This was IWC's most successful attempt to thread the sports/dress needle during the funky 70s and, as you might surmise by the name, was aimed at an upscale clientele who wanted both classy modern looks with excellent water resistance. It has a very similar though quite a bit larger case shape to the beloved C-shape Constellation of the same era. This Yacht Club, technically reference 1811 I believe, features a robust all-steel case with screwed back and oversized water resistant "Fish"-logo crown and dates to circa 1973. The beautiful silver dial is Mint and all original and the case has very sharp edges and appears to have never been polished. Perhaps best of all, it comes on its original rugged "Oyster"-style bracelet with model specific end pieces for a perfect fit and IWC-signed big logo clasp. Most of these have only survived head only so finding one on its period bracelet is a major plus. This great Yacht Club is in overall Excellent vintage condition, working well and ready to make a statement on the wrist of its discerning new owner.

The asking price for this stunning IWC Yacht Club is to $2450 USD OBRO including fully insured FedEx shipping worldwide. Bank Wire is always preferred but Paypal is OK with split fees (+2% to the buyer). Payment must be made in US DOLLARS. Watch will ship upon full clearance of the funds, as well as any necessary bank vetting.


CASE & BACK: Heavy but elegant 36mm wide (not including crown) x 44mm long x 13mm thick (to the top of the crystal) solid steel 2-piece "C"-shape case with screwed water-resistant polygon back and polished integrated bezel. Case does not appear to show any prior polish and displays crisp edges and contrasting original factory satin finish. It shows some light scratches and one or two small nicks -- Excellent original vintage condition. Screw in water resistant-style caseback also has a few light scratches, likewise Excellent externally with original factory spiral pattern and a well-worn serial number that is still visible, as per the angled picture above. Inner caseback is corrosion-free and also engraved with the serial number as well as all the other correct IWC nomenclature of the period.

DIAL & HANDS: Beautiful and absolutely Mint silver sunburst dial with applied black & silver markers, luminous dots & framed date window. Elegant lume-filled hands with black inlay and baton sweep seconds are likewise Mint. All original dial text is crisp and present. Otherwise, any marks seen in the photos are on the vintage crystal.

CROWN: Original large IWC "fish" crown in Excellent cosmetic condition winds smoothly and pulls out to the hacking time-setting position, as it should.

CRYSTAL: Probably original domed acrylic crystal has only minor marks and just a bit of clouding when viewed from the side----Near Mint overall.

MOVEMENT: Legendary IWC caliber 8541B 25-jewel automatic-winding hackset movement is looking very clean and running well. The date is semi-quickset, meaning it can be set rapidly by repeatedly moving the hands back and forth between approximately 9:30 PM and Midnight. While I do not know the service history of this watch my watchmaker inspected it for authenticity and oiled the pivots. So while not timed it is running well with all functions operating as they should and this is guaranteed to be the case at the time of shipping.

BRACELET: This classic Yacht Club comes on its scarce original Oyster-style bracelet with big logo buckle. It is in overall Excellent condition with minimal stretch and only some small marks from use, particularly to the clasp as is common. At full extension it will fit up to about a 7 1/2" wrist, maybe slightly larger.

As a matter of policy, I make NO guarantees for the water resistance of this watch in any way, shape or form.

This great vintage IWC Yacht Club is offered with a 3-day inspection period from the date of receipt and may be returned for a full refund (less any shipping costs incurred by the buyer). This refund is unconditional and once I get the watch back in exactly the same condition as it was sent to you, your money will be refunded. Of course, once the 3 days are over the sale will be considered FINAL.

Thanks for looking,
T.
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