1964 IWC Vintage Full Size Mens Watch, Cal. 854 Automatic - 18K Gold Hermes Bands: Crocodile

Bands: Crocodile

Worn by Bill Clinton

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

The dial looks just a hair more brown in the photos than it does in person

Don't miss the chance to own a rare and pleasing early solid gold Rolex

1964 IWC Vintage Full Size Mens Watch, Cal. 854 Automatic - 18K Gold Hermes Bands: CrocodileToday'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