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Old IWC Yacht Club

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    Apprentice
    11 Sep 2019, 1:43 p.m.
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    Hi there, IWC owners and experts.

    Recently I have bought old IWC Yacht Club (corrected) cal. 403 from a friend
    of mine.

    I absolutely loved their style, patina and condition.
    But what concerns me is that it is pretty hard to find what model is it
    exactly. It seems to be out of very small serie, just before IWC used
    automatic movement.

    Even more concerns me a crack on the glass. Is it even possible to buy spare
    parts? Or to have it repaired somehow? Does anyone have experience with this?

    Thanks for any comment,

    Martin, Czech Republic

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    Master
    13 Sep 2019, 12:26 p.m.
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    As far as I know this is not a Yacht Master nor a Yacht Club.

    IWC used for the Yacht Club cal. 89 and 8541, having a centre second.

    The glass was not made by IWC but came from specialised Swiss companies.

    It must be not difficult to find a glass at a skilled watchmaker or on ebay as
    the diameter of the glass was the same as for many other brands used in that
    era.

    Regards,

    Adrian,

    (alwaysiwc).