1959 IWC Vintage Mens Watch, Cal. 853 Automatic - Stainless Steel E. Howard & Co Its case presents as gorgeous

Its case presents as gorgeous mint with only light aging hidden in the engine compartment

Note: Since the photos were taken the back has been snapped together so that the brushing aligns perfectly

Its lug are very beefy

This Cosmic 2000 ref

Its dial has been meticulously custom refinished in a deep lavendar hue - the printing could pass as Omega factory done to the naked eye

1959 IWC Vintage Mens Watch, Cal. 853 Automatic - Stainless Steel E. Howard & Co Its case presents as gorgeousThe very fine and meticulously restored automatic IWC featured as the Watch of the Week is is 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." IWC built the movement