1961 IWC Vintage Mens Full Size Automatic Cal. 853 Isomura Watch - Platinum Sapphire and a brand new correct

and a brand new correct Omega crystal has been installed

Its case presents as better than near mint

presents as near mint with light fading around the edges

and has cut-outs for all of the markers

This is only the second Marine Standard that has come through these halls in our fifteen years in business

1961 IWC Vintage Mens Full Size Automatic Cal. 853 Isomura Watch - Platinum Sapphire and a brand new correctThe superior automatic IWC showcased in today's offering is a rare example made for the Japanese market encased in platinum and 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 the 853x "one of the best automatic movements ever built