Title: Gorgeous Large 18k IWC Automatic Serviced 

Description: VERYGOOD condition. Way better original dial in person than our super close-up photos show. I am looking at it now at 14 inches from my face and can't see the little dark spots that are so visible in our photos. Just looks evenly aged and lightly tan in color. Some buffing done on the case and recently serviced by the previous owner IWC Caliber 852 has a cool patented winding system just like this watch, Click Here called Pellaton and has been fully serviced by the previous owner. Wayne took a look and proclaimed it to be real pretty and clean and running strong, keeping good time. A little bit of research reveals that IWC only had a handful of "in-house" automatic movements, starting in 1950 with the Caliber 81. Then the improved Caliber 85 in the same year and soon after the most efficient and robust, the Caliber 852 which is what this carries. That model was used for years and had a date mechanism added later (Caliber 8521) and also was used in the first Engineers. It wasn't until 1958 that they updated to another with a slight improvement, the Caliber 853/8531 date. Some other features besides the Pellaton winding system are 21 jewels, a jeweled bi-directional rotor, a self compensating Breguet hairspring on the Glucydur two spoke screw balance, Incabloc protects the balance staff from shock, 19,800 bph or beats per hour and a 46 hour power reserve/mainspring. The case is signed as is the crown with the IWC fish. This watch is all original, somewhat rare and should be considered an heirloom multi-generational time piece which can be passed from the old to the new, for ever. I like this DeBeer $160 American Alligator skin strap which can be seen in the photos but we can put whatever you prefer if you don't like it. Measures 34.5 mm wide (not including the crown) x 44 mm long x 12 mm thick. {$2275} Item #5807 SOLD