IWC

The IWC Calibre 89 has been written up by many watch collectors and watchmakers as the pinnacle of movement design and durability. Introduced in 1946, IWC's Calibre 89 quietly made its debut. This movement represented a change of its own as IWC struggled ...  

. . . with this review of one of the great calibers of the golden age of watchmaking . . . cordially, Art

Dear decksurgeon, Thank you for the precis or Readers Digest summary about the Cal 89. As you said, information about this historic movement may be "out there" but who do we trust for some semblance of academic rigour? Thus, I thank you, sir, for making a... 

Can you help me to find out from which period is my IWC 89? approximately? Thanks...  

i was actually going to bid on a gold cased cal 89 from 1964 for my collection as IWC's seem to elude me, but i was informed that parts are very hard to get hold of so on that basis i passed on it and instead bought a lovely Longines 30L in rose gold. if ... 

I know this is an old post but the author took some liberties from an article John Davis and I wrote, along with our photos. Glad to have info passed on to as many as possible, but not very respectable to lift stuff from others and pass it on as original....