IWC Schaffhausen

Simon Leung Wrote:Thank you to all those proud IWC Caliber 89 owners for your kind words and a warm welcome to Jeronimo,our new member.

No, matter how good or bad my work day went,once I'm home the watch case and strap gets cleaned every night and then the watch is wound every morning to start another day. A sense of wonder when you place the watch next to your ear and hear the movement gently ticking away.

In today's watch market you either get a quartz watch or an automatic but to get a hand wound without taking out a second mortgage,it makes a lot of sense to go with vintage IWC.

Kind regards,
Simon

Thanks, Simon!
Great to be around.

Regards,

Jeronimo

Omar Khayyám (Persia XI-XII Century) offered that Time should not only be measured in length but also in width due to the intrinsic difference between a minute or other depending on what is happening to the beholder... I wonder how a watch would look like...

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You're very welcome, Jeronimo.

Kind regards,
Simon

Enjoyed reading your commentary, Simon! The Calibre 89 must truly be something special. Hope you have it for many years to come.

I do wonder whether any other watch company inspires quite the level of devotion as does IWC.

Cheers!

Donald

Simon,

I must say, I very much look forward to your postings. They are always so informative and full of passion. Your contributions reinforce my feelings about IWC as a company, it's community/world-wide involvements and the quality level of it's collection lines.

Thanks for your participation in making the Forum a great place to hang out.

Andy

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donald wilson Wrote:Enjoyed reading your commentary, Simon! The Calibre 89 must truly be something special. Hope you have it for many years to come.

I do wonder whether any other watch company inspires quite the level of devotion as does IWC.

Cheers!

Donald

Hello Donald,

The IWC Caliber 89 was introduced one year after World War II in 1946 as a new caliber to replace the aging movements. It was the brain child of Albert Pellaton,Technical Director at IWC the goal was to improve the shock-resistance. In the watch collector's circle, the IWC Caliber 89 is regarded as the Working Man's Patek-Philippe.

Most mechanical movements consists over 250-300 parts, the IWC Caliber 89 is comprise of 79 parts with Geneva Stripes in a non chronometer hand wound movement. This is an iconic watch with a fabulous movement.

As I've written before, my watch took me 7 years to find in an all original condition. I will post a link of the IWC Caliber 89 for all to read.

About the IWC Caliber 89...

" I do wonder whether any other watch company inspires quite the level of devotion as does IWC."

With my 31 years of watch collecting experience which I started when I was ten years old. The closest to IWC was vintage Omega of 1939-1960, but unfortunately with Swatch Group, they are discontinuing vintage watch support for collectors and enthusiasts. Parts for vintage Omega Bumper Wind Automatics are astronomical to restore,pretty close to the price of a full IWC Restoration Services at Schaffhausen.

Dollar for dollar I go with IWC as a high end/luxury brand.

Kind regards,
Simon

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andy stevens Wrote:Simon,

I must say, I very much look forward to your postings. They are always so informative and full of passion. Your contributions reinforce my feelings about IWC as a company, it's community/world-wide involvements and the quality level of it's collection lines.

Thanks for your participation in making the Forum a great place to hang out.

Andy

I am humbled by your words.

I no longer consider myself as a collector because I hate selling my watches from my collection. I am more of a connoisseur of fine watches,I have unloaded all my mediocre watches to a local watch maker prior being a member of this forum and felt it was time to start fresh by getting my dream watch.

The IWC Caliber 89 holds a special place in my heart because it was one of the greatest hand wound movement ever produced shortly before the introduction of full-rotor automatics. Caliber 8531,8521 and 8541 are some of the technically advanced automatic movements ever produced by IWC, but the purchase prices are in line with a Pre-Owned 1984 Rolex Oyster DateJust Perpetual Ref.16200.

The whole point of this forum is that it doesn't matter if you own an IWC or not,we're here to learn from one another and to have fun in doing so.

I am the only person in my family to have own an IWC and it's great feeling when colleagues and co-workers alike compliment the watch I enjoy owning.

However when you achieve in purchasing a particular dream watch that you waited for,it means a lot more than the amount that you paid - to me it is this special feeling which I seldom get with an Omega of the same vintage.

Sincerely,
Simon

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Sinclair Wrote:Oh-so-true, Simon, I support every of your words.
Beautiful watches we have! Someone else wants to post Cal.89 beauties?



Have a great day and enjoy!

Go with you, Tom. :)
The Mk11 RAF was my first IWC purchase in 1989/90, this is one of my latest cal.89 acquisitions.
Small and well protected dial and powered its iconic caliber.

Hajo
Fair Winds and Following Seas

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andy stevens Wrote:Simon,

I must say, I very much look forward to your postings. They are always so informative and full of passion. Your contributions reinforce my feelings about IWC as a company, it's community/world-wide involvements and the quality level of it's collection lines.

Thanks for your participation in making the Forum a great place to hang out.

Andy

+1

Regards,

Jeronimo

Omar Khayyám (Persia XI-XII Century) offered that Time should not only be measured in length but also in width due to the intrinsic difference between a minute or other depending on what is happening to the beholder... I wonder how a watch would look like...

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I think overall any vintage IWC represents a bye-gone era of class and elegance that is missing in the current watch market. Omega, Longines and Baume et Mercier are no longer the watch companies they once were. I can safely say that their heyday died with the Quartz Revolution from Japan that took it's course in the 1970's.

Longines Master Collection,in my opinion are over priced with disastrous results on the craftsmanship in the building of the watch case with sharp edges. If you decide to splurge on the Retrograde, my advice is to save your money and hunt for a Pre-Owned IWC Portuguese 7 Day.

My general consensus is that the Global Recession has made vintage and pre-owned High End / Luxury watches affordable. Only time would tell when this mess is over then we will see how much these watches increase in value.

For now, Keep Calm and Smile On.

Cheers,
Simon

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