1952 IWC Vintage Mens Cal. 852 Automatic Watch with Tiffany Blue Dial - Stainless Steel Quick-Setting Hours Case condition: Better than near

Case condition: Better than near mint with light signs of polishing

Today's offering showcases this elegant and uncommon vintage small size Universal Geneve watch that was owned and worn by the "King of Comedy"

For the finishing touch we have equipped it with a brand new leather strap designed for fixed lugs watches like this one making it ready for immediate enjoyment

The lightly stamped Cartier registration numbers that are often not visible on these watches because of having been polished are still fully intact

1952 IWC Vintage Mens Cal. 852 Automatic Watch with Tiffany Blue Dial - Stainless Steel Quick-Setting Hours Case condition: Better than nearThe very fine and meticulously restored automatic IWC showcased in today's offering is powered by the Albert Pellaton designed caliber 852 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