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Based in central Zurich, BRUTTO specializes in mechanical watch servicing and curated vintage & neo-vintage watches, blending Italian style with Swiss precision.
BRUTTO celebrates the beauty of time already lived, watches with character, restored with honesty and care.
BRUTTO Watches
The IWC Yacht Club was introduced in 1967 as a sportier, more fun alternative to the Ingenieur, and quickly became one of the most successful models from Schaffhausen through the late sixties and seventies.
Almost every example you will find houses the automatic caliber 8541, IWC's celebrated Pellaton-wound movement, which makes this particular watch something of an anomaly: inside beats the hand-wound caliber 89.
The caliber 89 needs no introduction: it is one of the most respected manual movements in Swiss watchmaking history and it was produced from 1946 to 1979. It made its name inside the Mark XI, the legendary pilot's watch built for the British Ministry of Defense, and went on to power IWC dress watches and, in rare cases like this one, the Yacht Club.
Finding one in a Yacht Club is really uncommon, and it gives the watch a different character altogether: no date, no rotor, just a perfect symmetry matched with a slim 36mm case.
The condition is spectacular. The case and the fitted seven-link Gay Frères bracelet with IWC folding clasp show almost no signs of wear, as if this watch spent most of its life waiting for the right wrist.
Gay Frères, for those unfamiliar, was the Geneva-based bracelet manufacturer behind some of the most iconic bracelets in watchmaking, from the Rolex Oyster to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. Finding an original Gay Frères on an IWC in this condition is a rare thing in itself.
Together with the purchase, you receive a one-year warranty and a Timegrapher report showing amplitude, rate, and beat error, proof of its mechanical health.
A Yacht Club for the purist, with a rare movement for the reference, matched with a beautiful iconic bracelet.
A classic example of how IWC was a master in crafting elegant watches, before it became known for the more sporty references.
This watch features a 35.5mm case in 18k yellow gold with the extremely rare “teardrop” lugs, or “bombé”, produced by the Swiss case maker Wyss & Co.
It can confidently be said that the watch was seldomly worn and comes in an unpolished state.
The absence of the date gives the dial a beautiful symmetry which I believe is key when wearing a dress watch. The finishing of the dial is mesmerising: at first the dial seems like silver brushed, but as you can see in the pictures, depending on the light it changes colour and gives out a more creamy feeling.
It is powered by the caliber 852, the very famous IWC movement featuring the Pellaton automatic winding system; it has been recently serviced and regulated.
Together with the purchase, you receive a one-year warranty and a Timegrapher report showing amplitude, rate, and beat error, proof of its mechanical health.
The Seamaster 300M doesn’t need much introduction.
The steel case, the wave dial, the twisted lugs, the 10 o’clock helium valve, all the details that built Omega’s identity in the 90s are here, plus of course the beautiful patina that characterised the Omega references of these years.
This is the same generation that appeared on the wrist of James Bond, when the partnership with 007 first took off. It recalls the watch used in 1995’s “GoldenEye” and it features a highly-versatile 36mm mid-size diameter.
This ref. 3552.80 is a clean, nice example from that era, and offered as a full set: box, outer box, booklet, warranty, and a fully linked bracelet.
The classic Seamaster bracelet from this era is still one of Omega’s best: light, comfortable, and instantly recognisable, way different than the chunkier versions they made with the Co-Axial references.
Inside is the Omega caliber 1120, based on the ETA 2892-A2, one of the most reliable and precise movements of its time. It has been freshly serviced and it’s running amazingly. The watch comes with a timegrapher report showing amplitude, rate, and beat error, proof of its mechanical health, plus a one-year warranty on the movement.
This watch works everywhere: in the water, at a desk, or under a cuff, which is exactly why Bond wore it, and why the design still holds up today.
Servicing
At BRUTTO, every mechanical watch is serviced to WOSTEP standards.
Full overhaul, Witschi timing report, and a one-year warranty.
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Every watch has a story. At BRUTTO, we help you keep it alive. Book an appointment in Zurich to discover our curated collection or to get your watch checked.