1959 IWC Vintage Mens Watch, Cal. 853 Automatic - Stainless Steel Bracelet so only a relatively few

so only a relatively few of these watches were made

rose gold dot and Arabic indices

Movement markings: Longines

The Hermes Harnais watch is suggestive of the company's roots - the original horse harness workshop founded in 1837 in Paris which grew into the modern day Hermes company

1959 IWC Vintage Mens Watch, Cal. 853 Automatic - Stainless Steel Bracelet so only a relatively fewThe very fine and meticulously restored automatic IWC showcased in today's offering 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." And the famous watchmaker