Brand | IWC (International Watch Co.) |
Caliber Number | 69385 |
Movement Type | Automatic, self-winding mechanical |
Diameter |
30mm |
Height |
7.9mm |
Jewel Count |
33 |
Total Components |
242 parts |
Beat Rate |
28,800 vph, 4Hz |
Lift Angle |
Unconfirmed |
Power Reserve |
46 hours |
Rotor Style |
Ball-bearing |
Rotor Winding Direction |
Bi-directional (IWC Pellaton Winding System – pawl style similar to Seiko’s Magic Lever) |
Hand-Windable? |
Yes |
Anti-Shock Device |
Incabloc |
Chronograph System |
Column wheel |
Hand Count | 6 |
Functions | Central hours; central minutes; central chronograph seconds; small running seconds at 6:00; 30 minutes chronograph counter at 12:00; 12 hour chronograph counter at 9:00; day and date at 3:00 |
Hacking Seconds? |
Yes |
Finishing |
Côtes de Genève, perlage |
Country of Manufacture | Switzerland, Swiss made |
Known Models |
IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 (reference IW3881) (Add your watch to the comments below…) |
The IWC caliber 69385 is an automatic column-wheel chronograph watch movement in the 69000 family of IWC movements.
IWC refers to this caliber as an IWC-manufactured movement, introduced in an effort to move previous chronograph models away from the (now unavailable to non-Swatch Group brands) ETA/Valjoux caliber 7750.
69385 VS 69380:
Interestingly, in this thread, IWC was quoted in stating that the only difference between the 69380 and 69385 “is the 69385 has a gold oscillating weight.” However, in IWC’s own stock photo featured at the top of this page, the rotor is not gold. Is it white gold?
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