1960 IWC Vintage Mens Full Size Watch, Cal. 853 Automatic - 18K Gold De Ville Case condition: Just short of

Case condition: Just short of perfect mint with signs of polishing to the lugs

The back has very light remnants of wear from the bracelet contacting it

One of our watchmakers has just freshly disassembled the watch down to its last screw and cleaned and oiled it

Movement type: LeCoultre Cal

1960 IWC Vintage Mens Full Size Watch, Cal. 853 Automatic - 18K Gold De Ville Case condition: Just short ofToday's offering showcases this very fine automatic IWC powered by the Albert Pellaton designed Caliber 853 movement. This mechanism's automatic winding system is a technical masterpiece, earning it high praise Gisbert Brunner and Christian Pfeiffer Belli in their work, Wristwatches Armbanduhren Montres bracelets, proclaimed it "one of the best automatic movements ever built in Switzerland." The famous watchmaker Donald de Carle, in his book