Here is a wonderful, all original IWC caliber 89 from 1969. The brushed silver dial is in excellent condition, with a steel IWC block logo and the script logo underneath. It has faceted steel bar hour markers with lume dots at the outer ends, double markers at the poles. The steel sword hands are in fine condition, with some wear visible under close inspection.

The stainless steel bezel/watch face is in good condition with some overall wear and a few deeper marks at around 4 and 10 o’clock. The stainless steel case with the original fish crown and heavy batman lugs is in fine condition with some overall wear, most visible at the face of the lugs but also on the outside of in particular the upper right lug. The case back is in fine condition with some overall wear. The case does not appear to ever have been polished.

The watch comes on an after market leather strap and buckle of good quality.

Inside the watch, IWC’s legendary caliber 89 movement beats strongly and accurately to within about +-10 seconds per day. The watch was fully serviced in August 2024 and comes with a 12 month warranty on its proper mechanical functioning.

This is a rather late version of the caliber 89, sporting both the block and script IWC logo. It has that wonderful vintage look a lot of collectors look for, and when combined with one of the best movements ever made, this is a keeper.

Our watches are delivered in a luxury wooden watch box, fully serviced with a 12 month warranty that covers the mechanical functioning of the watch under normal use. We offer 14 days full return rights and are very proud of our reputation for outstanding customer satisfaction.

NB! Note that we are based in Switzerland and that the buyer is responsible for any import fees their country may impose on a purchase from abroad. Ask us if you have any questions.

Basic info

Brand    IWC
Reference number R810
Code    VWS-2623
Movement    Manual Winding
Case material    Stainless steel
Bracelet material    Leather
Year    1969
Condition   Very Good (Worn with little to no signs of wear)
Scope of delivery    No original box, no original papers
Gender    Men's watch/Unisex
Location Switzerland, Lonay

Caliber

Movement    Manual Winding
Movement/Caliber   IWC caliber 89
Power reserve    36 h
Number of jewels    17
Frequency  18000 A/h

Case

Case material    Steel
Case diameter    34.5mm
Lug to lug 40.5 mm
Water resistance    Not water resistant
Bezel material   Stainless steel
Crystal    Plexiglass
Dial    Silver
Dial numerals    No numerals

Bracelet/Strap

Bracelet material    Leather
Bracelet color    Brown
Lug width    18 mm 
Clasp     Buckle
Clasp material    Steel

Functions

Others

Central seconds, Only Original Parts