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I echo Alan's and Dan's remarks on MF "green with envy" Yacht Club. I was much impressed with the subtle, somewhat changing starburst colors of the dial. At one angle, it is almost black and at another a wonderful green as described by Dan,
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Do you know if the dial itself is period Michael (never seen that signature on any ref YC), if it was produced by Beyler and if the in-fill to baton and hand-kit is tritium?
Thanks for showing, all intresting stuff. Catherine.
[quote=]Do you know if the dial itself is period Michael (never seen that signature on any ref YC), if it was produced by Beyler and if the in-fill to baton and hand-kit is tritium?
Thanks for showing, all intresting stuff. Catherine.[/quote]
Catherine --I'm not sure but believe the dial is period, but I believe it is quite late for these models (late 1970s). Based on small signs of aging and provenance, I think the dial is original to the watch. I also think the signature is consistent with some of the other colored examples that I've seen but not on actual watches (pictured initially above). On those colored examples, I think IWC ordered them in the late 1970s from a possibly new supplier and never used them in production, absent possibly a few; I saw that at a Schaffhausen collector's who bought a lot of stuff in bulk from IWC in the 1980s when they were "cleaning house".
I am unsure about the tritium; the watch now has no luminesence,
This watch purportedly was first sold in Poland, by the way. I got it from a watchmaker who was not expert in IWC and who got it from an elderly Polish gentleman, who emigrated to the US and who claimed to be the original owner.
670 Discussions and CommentsMember since Sept. 13, 2002
Thanks for the snipetts MF...it's not so far out to ponder if the dial could have meant to have been anthracite when new, not all anthracite dials are identical even from the same batch and i've seen them starting to 'show' green in different increments ...more than twice(just a thought) .
It would be intresting to determine the substance on the batons and hand-kit, it's showing very white on your pic and the companies (dial) did revert to in-filling with white enamel paint when the background colour was providing negative feedback with regard to legibility.
Bill
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Bob
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Thanks for showing, all intresting stuff.
Catherine.
Thanks for showing, all intresting stuff.
Catherine.[/quote]
Catherine --I'm not sure but believe the dial is period, but I believe it is quite late for these models (late 1970s). Based on small signs of aging and provenance, I think the dial is original to the watch. I also think the signature is consistent with some of the other colored examples that I've seen but not on actual watches (pictured initially above). On those colored examples, I think IWC ordered them in the late 1970s from a possibly new supplier and never used them in production, absent possibly a few; I saw that at a Schaffhausen collector's who bought a lot of stuff in bulk from IWC in the 1980s when they were "cleaning house".
I am unsure about the tritium; the watch now has no luminesence,
This watch purportedly was first sold in Poland, by the way. I got it from a watchmaker who was not expert in IWC and who got it from an elderly Polish gentleman, who emigrated to the US and who claimed to be the original owner.
Regards, Michael
mfriedberg@iwcforum.com
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It would be intresting to determine the substance on the batons and hand-kit, it's showing very white on your pic and the companies (dial) did revert to in-filling with white enamel paint when the background colour was providing negative feedback with regard to legibility.
Catherine