1951 IWC Vintage Mens Full Size Watch, Cal. 85 Automatic, 18K Gold - Bombe (Bombay) Lugs Minerva The 6144 is one of

The 6144 is one of the more uncommon mid-century Oysters

It has light wear

It is fully Cartier and presents on the wrist in pleasing condition

and copper

It winds very smoothly and is running very true

1951 IWC Vintage Mens Full Size Watch, Cal. 85 Automatic, 18K Gold - Bombe (Bombay) Lugs Minerva The 6144 is one ofToday's offering showcases this very fine automatic IWC featured powered by the Albert Pellaton designed Caliber 85 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." The famous watchmaker Donald de Carle, in his book