105th Auction
2021/11/13
Lot 148
International Watch Co.Yacht Club
An attractive vintage wristwatch with Schaffhausen history - with original box and original guarantee
Sold
estimated
2.000—3.500 €
Price realized
2.900 €
specific features
Case
Steel, screw back with dedication engraving of the Schaffhausen knitting machine factory.
Dial
Silvered.
Movement
Automatic.
Case no.1929663
Ref.R811AD
Cal.8541B
Diam.36 mm
Circa1969
Ctry.Switzerland
When the Rolex Datejust became the icon of an ever changing design standard in the 1970s, the Yacht Club model aimed at offering a similar kind of elegance, albeit with a more cutting approach.
The Yacht Club was launched in 1967 and soon became one of IWC's most successful and best-selling watches. It has a simple dial with applied indexes and a date window at 3 o'clock. Inside is IWC's famous automatic movement, calibre 8541, with a special shock absorber. The case has a diameter of 36 mm and wide flared lugs.