IWC Caliber 69385

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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Additional Resources:

• Official IWC online manual
• IWC caliber 69380