1960s IWC "Calatrava" Pellaton Automatic Yellow Gold 35mm
Here we have a curvaceous 1960s IWC "Calatrava" Pellaton Automatic with a 35mm 18ct Yellow Gold round case that sits comfortably on your wrist thanks to the delicate teardrop lugs, Swiss hallmarked. The slim stepped profile has a lug-to-lug length of 39mm and a case thickness of 9.5mm, and on the right side is a recessed push/pull crown with a coin edge for grip. A thin, smooth bezel holds a domed crystal above a striking engine-turned sunburst gold dial, an outer ring of pips mark the minutes surrounding applied gold facet indexes marking the hours; they magically play with the light as you rotate your wrist, elegant gold Dauphine hands have crisp chamfer edges and are complemented by a tapered second hand, at noon you find the original International Watch Company motif in its distinctive swirling script and at 6 o’clock “Automatic” completes this incredibly sophisticated dress watch. On the reverse, a snap-off case back Swiss hallmarked, inside an automatic IWC Cal. 853, 21 jewels, based on the IWC-exclusive Pellaton automatic winding system, developed by Albert Pellaton in 1950, this new self-winding mechanism was deemed groundbreaking for its era. It revolutionised the traditional approach by enabling the transfer of energy from the bidirectional rotor to the mainspring, this innovative solution proved to be considerably more efficient compared to other self-winding movements of the time. The watch comes paired with its well-suited aftermarket 17mm leather strap and its Swiss hallmarked 18ct yellow gold pin buckle.
Here we have a curvaceous 1960s IWC "Calatrava" Pellaton Automatic with a 35mm 18ct Yellow Gold round case that sits comfortably on your wrist thanks to the delicate teardrop lugs, Swiss hallmarked. The slim stepped profile has a lug-to-lug length of 39mm and a case thickness of 9.5mm, and on the right side is a recessed push/pull crown with a coin edge for grip. A thin, smooth bezel holds a domed crystal above a striking engine-turned sunburst gold dial, an outer ring of pips mark the minutes surrounding applied gold facet indexes marking the hours; they magically play with the light as you rotate your wrist, elegant gold Dauphine hands have crisp chamfer edges and are complemented by a tapered second hand, at noon you find the original International Watch Company motif in its distinctive swirling script and at 6 o’clock “Automatic” completes this incredibly sophisticated dress watch. On the reverse, a snap-off case back Swiss hallmarked, inside an automatic IWC Cal. 853, 21 jewels, based on the IWC-exclusive Pellaton automatic winding system, developed by Albert Pellaton in 1950, this new self-winding mechanism was deemed groundbreaking for its era. It revolutionised the traditional approach by enabling the transfer of energy from the bidirectional rotor to the mainspring, this innovative solution proved to be considerably more efficient compared to other self-winding movements of the time. The watch comes paired with its well-suited aftermarket 17mm leather strap and its Swiss hallmarked 18ct yellow gold pin buckle.
Description
Here we have a curvaceous 1960s IWC "Calatrava" Pellaton Automatic with a 35mm 18ct Yellow Gold round case that sits comfortably on your wrist thanks to the delicate teardrop lugs, Swiss hallmarked. The slim stepped profile has a lug-to-lug length of 39mm and a case thickness of 9.5mm, and on the right side is a recessed push/pull crown with a coin edge for grip. A thin, smooth bezel holds a domed crystal above a striking engine-turned sunburst gold dial, an outer ring of pips mark the minutes surrounding applied gold facet indexes marking the hours; they magically play with the light as you rotate your wrist, elegant gold Dauphine hands have crisp chamfer edges and are complemented by a tapered second hand, at noon you find the original International Watch Company motif in its distinctive swirling script and at 6 o’clock “Automatic” completes this incredibly sophisticated dress watch. On the reverse, a snap-off case back Swiss hallmarked, inside an automatic IWC Cal. 853, 21 jewels, based on the IWC-exclusive Pellaton automatic winding system, developed by Albert Pellaton in 1950, this new self-winding mechanism was deemed groundbreaking for its era. It revolutionised the traditional approach by enabling the transfer of energy from the bidirectional rotor to the mainspring, this innovative solution proved to be considerably more efficient compared to other self-winding movements of the time. The watch comes paired with its well-suited aftermarket 17mm leather strap and its Swiss hallmarked 18ct yellow gold pin buckle.
