Lot 455

International Watch Co.

Yacht Club

A highly attractive vintage wristwatch with an extremely rare blue marbled dial

In May 2021 Phillips, Geneva auctioned a Yacht Club with an identical blue marbled dial and another with a green marbled dial for approximately CHF 22,500 each; at our auction in November 2021, a blue marbled dial sold for EUR 14,500.
IWC Heritage Department Curator Dr David Seyffer noted: "The two dial versions are highly rare; they are a design experiment from IWC's dial supplier. Only a few dials of the two variants exist. They were available in green and blue. Additionally, there was the corresponding date disc in the same colour. Officially, Yacht Club watches with these dials were never advertised. This makes the two pieces really very special".
This Yacht Club is in excellent condition; the cushion-shaped steel case, measuring 36 mm in width, has still crispy edges and the bevels of the matt finish is clearly visible. The mirror-polished bezel and the original steel bracelet with polished inner links and folded, matt outer links offer a beautiful contrast to the polished surface of the case.
The blue marbled dial with matching blue date ring is stunning and reminiscent of a starry night sky. The dial bears the applied IWC logo and the date aperture has a dark, applied frame.