Here is a fabulous, all original IWC dress watch from 1962. The silver sunburst dial is in fine condition, with a script IWC logo and golden faceted wedge hour markers, double at 12 o’clock. The minute track has golden spheres in the characteristic IWC fashion, larger spheres at every five minutes. There is a scatter of tiny corrosion spots around the dial, making it seem to sparkle. The faceted golden dauphine hands are in very fine condition, with light wear. At 3 o’clock, the cyclops window in the original plexiglass crystal displays the date, which is manually set by turning the hands through the 24 hours.

The 14K solid gold bezel is in fine condition with some overall wear, perhaps most prominent at the bottom half. The solid 14K gold case with the original crown and long, elegantly sloped lugs is in fine condition, with a polished face and brushed sides. It shows light overall wear, mostly at the lugs. The stainless steel case back has a brushed center and a polished rim and is in very fine condition with only light 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 high grade 8531 movement with the Pellaton winding system beats strongly and accurately to within about +-12 seconds per day. The watch was fully serviced in February 2025 and comes with a 12 month warranty on its proper mechanical functioning.

This is a prime example of the beauty and elegance of vintage IWC’s, with an uncluttered dial and beautiful gold case. This is a watch you will love to put on in the morning and admire on your wrist throughout your day.

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 709AD
Code    VWS-2873
Movement    Automatic
Case material    Yellow Gold
Bracelet material    Leather
Year    1962
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    Automatic
Movement/Caliber   IWC 8531
Power reserve    40 h
Number of jewels    21
Frequency  19800 A/h

Case

Case material    Steel
Case diameter    34 mm
Lug to lug 41.5 mm
Water resistance    Not water resistant
Bezel material   Yellow Gold
Crystal    Plexiglass
Dial    Silver
Dial numerals  No numerals

Bracelet/Strap

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

Functions

Date

Others

Central seconds, Only Original Parts