| 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 / Frequency | 28,800 bph / 4Hz |
| Lift Angle | Unconfirmed |
| Power Reserve | 46 hours |
| Rotor Style | Ball-bearing system |
| 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 |
| Subdial Layout | 6-9-12 |
| 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 (Ref: IW3881 – IW388102, IW388113, IW388104, IW388111, IW388101, IW388103) (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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