1960 IWC Vintage Mens Full Size Watch, Cal. 853 Automatic - 18K Gold Bulova The gold plating may have

The gold plating may have been redone but likely is original

Prongs: 4 secure-set prongs for every diamond

Its 18K white gold dial markers and matching hands have a fabulous original sand blasted finish in the centers that gives it a distinctive look

it is still keeping time and all calendar functions work correctly

1960 IWC Vintage Mens Full Size Watch, Cal. 853 Automatic - 18K Gold Bulova The gold plating may haveToday's offering showcases this very fine automatic IWC featured 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