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IWC R818A Automatic 18k 1966 - iwc watch yellow gold
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IWC R818A Automatic 18k 1966

€3.900

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IWC has produced a very wide variety of wristwatches from an early time ranging from dress watches to aviation watches. This example in 18k yellow gold with a classic sunburst dial and IWC logo would remain a constant in anyone's collections. 

This ref. R818A with baton hour marker with onyx inlays and a wonderful wrist presence and comes with the original IWC Guarantee papers and box.

CASE:

  • great overall condition, showing minor traces of use
  • 3- body 18k yellow gold case with screw down caseback from casemaker Pierre-Antoine Nardin & Cie
  • 35 mm (without crown) / 41.5 mm (lug-to-lug) / 18 mm (between lugs) / 10 mm thick
  • reference: R818A
  • year: 1971
  • total weight: 46 g

MOVEMENT:

  • IWC Cal. 854 - automatic
  • 25 jewels, 19800 A/h, 40 hours power reserve
  • professionally serviced 02/2025
  • +2 sec/d / 320°

DIAL:

  • original never touched silver sunburst dial in flawless condition
  • original hands & crown

STRAP & BUCKLE:

BOX & PAPERS:

  • original IWC Guarantee papers from first purchase in December 1971 at German jeweler "Hölscher" in Cologne
  • original IWC box

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #813

IWC

Founded in 1868 by American engineer Florentine Ariosto Jones in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen, IWC — International Watch Company — has always walked its own path. While most Swiss maisons clustered in the west, IWC brought innovation to the north. Precision, technical excellence, and clean industrial design became the pillars of its identity.

IWC doesn’t chase trends. It builds instruments — for pilots, engineers, explorers, and thinkers. And that utilitarian DNA has given birth to some of the most iconic vintage watches of the 20th century: the Big Pilot, the Ingenieur, the Portugieser. Each one a response to a real-world need, and yet each executed with a sense of minimalist beauty that collectors revere.

There’s a quiet toughness to IWC. You feel it in the oversized crowns of their aviation watches, designed to be operated with gloves. In the anti-magnetic shielding of their 1950s Ingenieurs. In the deep-water engineering of their Aquatimer divers. These were watches made to perform — and made to last.

Today, vintage IWC watches are treasured for their clarity of purpose and unpretentious excellence. No flamboyance. Just clean lines, perfect proportions, and movements built with integrity. They're for the kind of collector who appreciates substance over showmanship.

To wear a vintage IWC is to wear intention. It says you value precision. Heritage. Quiet power. It’s a watch for those who see beauty in function, and elegance in simplicity.

Whether it's a mid-century dress piece, a Cold War-era tool watch, or a classic chronograph — IWC proves that true luxury doesn’t need to shout. It just needs to work flawlessly, decade after decade.

And in a world full of noise, an IWC vintage watch is a statement of restraint. Understated. Enduring. Always in control.

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IWC R818A Automatic 18k 1966

€3.900

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