1964 IWC Vintage Full Size Mens Watch, Cal. 854 Automatic - 18K Gold Hermes Band: Appears to be aftermarket

Band: Appears to be aftermarket done in an Omega style

The company's first automatic watch housed a Jaeger-LeCoultre 476 caliber mechanism like this driven by a 'bumper' weight

fits a wrist just over 6 inches

Serving as the pinnacle of Universal Geneve's offerings

1964 IWC Vintage Full Size Mens Watch, Cal. 854 Automatic - 18K Gold Hermes Band: Appears to be aftermarketToday's offering showcases this superior automatic IWC powered by the Albert Pellaton designed Caliber 854 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 85x series "one of the best automatic movements ever built in Switzerland." And the famous watchmaker Donald de Carle, in his