Yacht Club extravaganza

Upper row, left to right:
Ref 2611 cal. 89 silver dial brushed 1973 / Ref 811 cal. 854 silver sunburst dial 1967
Lower row, left to right
Ref 811 cal. 8541 midnite blue sunburst dial 1969 / Ref 3212 ca. 3252 (JLC) black dial 1978 

Very nice Antonio!
I din not know or see the logo in red as you show on the upper row, left.
My first thought was : the coat of arms of Oman but obviously its is just 'IWC'.
Anything known about its history?
Regards,
Adrian.
(alwaysiwc).

Amazing Flotilla at the Yacht Club  :o)

Wow, great collection Antonio! Thanks for sharing!

Bob

Tony, beautiful collection.  Lovely for sure.

Very nice Antonio and yours too, Richard!

Always a pleasure to see different models of the same family...especially if we talk of vintage pieces.
Thank for sharing Antonio

The vintage Yacht Club is today an underrated IWC wristwatch, although in the 1970s it was highly successful IWC model.  A winning combination of an elegant design, excellent movements, at an affordable price - a luxury item the middle classes could afford.
All variations were shock protected by IncaBlock in the balance wheel and also by several rubber stubs between the case and the movement, but in the case of the YC with cal 89 there was an extra shock protection in the escape wheel.
Apparently IWC figured that life in a yacht can be rather "shocking", literally and figuratively.  A yacht name Monkey Business, from an 1987 episode, comes to mind. ;-)

Hi Clepsydra,
yes the Yacht Club is a quintessential piece of the engineerd in Schaffhausen principle. 
Everything has a purpose here, of which i am not so sure wit more actual models.
From what i know the shock protection on the escape wheel is more a holder for the cap jewel and has no shock protection functionality.

br
cromagnonman

Hi CroMagnonMan.

This issue was discussed a while ago, see link below with Cellar's input, who I trust to be correct.

www.iwc.com/forum/en/discussion/71823/

What an impressive collection!  It always makes my day to have the opportunity to see tangible history of my favorite watches...thanks Antonio for sharing YC's with us!!

Hi Adrian
The red IWC logo is the result of poor photographic skills. 
I acquired this YC with cal 89 from a local dealer and there was no history attached.  I would request an Extract from the Ledger if it were still possible and would eventually know, for a reasonable price, where it was first sold, but now the Certificate of Authenticity is unreasonably expensive and provides information I can glean just by looking at the watch.  This CoA may be essential for some vintage watches that are frequently faked, but it is not cost effective for the YC.

i went fishing last week and caught these two beautiful fishes.... (pun intended)
811 (approx 1971) with original reference 10 bbracelet in splendind conditions with no bracelet stretch and 811 in 18k yellow gold - approx 1969 (have to contact Schaffausen to see if they can source an original tang buckle)

Thank you,
Gianluca

Very nice YC Gianluca,

I believe IWC no longer has the old style buckles in their inventory, but you can still find them in the Net, in silver and gold tones, but usually at exorbitant prices. 

Nice catch
Congratulations on a nice pair of Yacht Clubs