frank209 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 This is one of the 5000 gen 1972 IWC 3601 that i found in a little store today. May i present to you, my new daily friend: I love it more than some others i have. Weird hu? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputim Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Nice dial and strap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhooq Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Beautiful! It has all the style of an old Yacht Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank209 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) It's got a really cool "accutron" movement that IWC made themselves ( 9164 movement). gives a nice "hummmmmmm" and the second hand goes smoooooooth! Indeed it looks like an old Yacht Club, i guess the case and dial is similar except that this one is "electronic" instead of "automatic" Edited October 31, 2013 by frank209 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Stunning!!! need a pic of that electroic movement and maybe a video of it tick as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank209 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) I don't know how to open it..... It's scary but i think it's a click-off case. my watchmaker opened it yesterday when i bought the strap in a second. didn't really pay attention since i was holding the new ingenieur Silberpfeil. Anyway: I made a small video for you and cranked the sound way up when i put the watch next to the microphone, so you get an idea of what it does. The humming is only hearable when you put it next to your ear, but last evening i heard it while it was laying on the couch next to me while reading a book. i'm so glad i walked into that little shop of vintage furniture. the guy had no idea what he sold. only costed me 75 euro's! i guess that's been all the luck in my life. p.s. more information about these movements is found here: http://members.iinet.net.au/~fotoplot/acctechesa.htm and more specific about mine IWC one here: http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&0&2uswk&IWC_150 Oh! and bout day/date wheels.. guess what i found as a spare in the box.. I'll make a full photoset of it soon. Edited October 31, 2013 by frank209 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Wow!!! Thats is one great watch and the movement is sweet as silk!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank209 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 i know! it felt like i found gold when i opened the box. it became worse when i asked for the price. he was too busy with buying 80's vinyl from a DJ that came in and said quite irritated "just 75 euro's will be ok" didn't know how fast i had to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 i know! it felt like i found gold when i opened the box. it became worse when i asked for the price. he was too busy with buying 80's vinyl from a DJ that came in and said quite irritated "just 75 euro's will be ok" didn't know how fast i had to pay. 75 worthless Euros it was a steal!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank209 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 i know and it felt good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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