1961 IWC Vintage Mens Watch, Cal. 853 Automatic - Platinum Perpetual replacing any worn components with

replacing any worn components with new Patek replacements

We were fortunate to acquire it in fully original condition down to its signed crown and accompanied by its original boxes and Rolex certificate

on his wrist -- or who would at least wished to have one

This model is known in collecting circles as the Chevron because of the way the case appears to display the company's logo

But what makes a big statement are the 3-3

1961 IWC Vintage Mens Watch, Cal. 853 Automatic - Platinum Perpetual replacing any worn components withThe superior automatic IWC featured in today's offering is a rare example made for the Japanese market encased in platinum and 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 the 853x "one of the best automatic movements ever built