1972 IWC Vintage Mens Watch, Cal. 8541B Pellaton Automatic with Date - Stainless Steel Mother of Pearl it is the size of

it is the size of many of AP's dress watches from this era

that occupy prestigious places among the great wristwatches of the 20th century

until Roy Horn's career-ending injury on his birthday on October 3

Housed in a case with special titanium bezel - a metal that is extremely difficult to work with - with sculptured horses and solid 18K gold accents

Although it's four decades old

1972 IWC Vintage Mens Watch, Cal. 8541B Pellaton Automatic with Date - Stainless Steel Mother of Pearl it is the size ofThe superior automatic IWC featured in today's offering is powered by the Albert Pellaton designed Caliber 8531 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 8531 "one of the best automatic movements ever built in Switzerland." And the famous watchmaker Donald de Carle, in his