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Cal. 85x Automatic

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IWC’s Cal. 85x Automatic designation points to a movement family rather than one fixed watch design: the attraction is restrained vintage IWC styling backed by unusually thoughtful engineering. At its heart is Albert Pellaton’s automatic winding system, which uses a cam and pawls to turn rotor movement in either direction into winding action.

The family began with Cal. 85 in 1950 and developed through successive generations. For a later expression, look for Cal. 854 without a date or Cal. 8541 with one; that choice changes the dial’s balance more than it changes the watch’s character. Because these movements appeared in different IWC watches, the caliber alone doesn’t establish the case reference. Pay particular attention to dial printing and whether the hands belong to that execution: refinishing or replacements can erase much of the quiet precision that makes these watches worth lingering over.

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