amanico
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Great post!
I didn't know that the Cal 89 was used in IWC Watches during 36 years!
This is indeed a Caliber which counts, in the Horology History.
Reliable, nicely finished, housed in some very nice watches, as this Mark XI or the not less elegant, but maybe more dressy ref 604.
A big thank for this very interesting reading, my friend!
Best.
Nicolas
The IWC Calibre 89 - Simple, Robust and Time Only
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 ...
Thanks so much for the effort taken in presenting us . . .
. . . with this review of one of the great calibers of the golden age of watchmaking . . . cordially, Art
Digestive
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...
thanks for review....can you help me to find out...
Can you help me to find out from which period is my IWC 89? approximately? Thanks...
very nice amd interesting review
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 ...
Seems familiar
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....
