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Please help me identifying this watch.

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  • last reply by Cromagnonman 9 Apr 2022
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    Mr. Dorian Man
    Apprentice 1 post
    30 Apr 2018, 5:33 p.m. 30 Apr 2018, 5:33 p.m.
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    Do you have any clues about the model/year maybe? Oh, and if it can or can't be cleaned. It's inherited and still working. :-)
    Thanks a lot!
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    Mark Fleminger
    Master 3201 posts
    1 May 2018, 1:58 a.m. 1 May 2018, 1:58 a.m.
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    You have inherited a 1950s IWC Cal 89 wristwatch. 
    Was the previous owner a smoker? I believe the stains on the dial are nicotine and degraded varnish from moisture. 

    The movement will definitely need a service!

    I don’t think the dial can be successfully cleaned without causing damage. 
    You have two choices:
    1. Have it serviced and Enjoy the watch as-is in memory of the person you inherited it from. 
    2. Send it to Schaffhausen for a service and Spa treatment. The dial will be replaced with a similar new one. 
    Make sure you ask for the replaced dial back!

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    khanali
    Apprentice 1 post
    9 Apr 2022, 8:43 a.m. 9 Apr 2022, 8:43 a.m.
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    Cromagnonman
    Insider 410 posts
    9 Apr 2022, 10:45 a.m. 9 Apr 2022, 10:45 a.m.
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    Hi Dorian Man,

    i go with Mark's opinion. The case with its staps and markings and the fixed
    bars is most likely not of IWC origin.

    br Comagnonman

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