16,800 CHF
Stainless Steel Portuguese International Watch Co, Schaffhausen, “Portuguese”, No. 224/1000, movement No. 2490721, case No. 2565460, Ref. 5441. Made in a limited series of 1000 examples in 1993 for the 125th anniversary of IWC. Sold on May 4, 1994. Fine and rare, large stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, certificate, Extract from the IWC Archives and a service receipt. Three-body, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, concave lugs, transparent snap-on case back, band engraved with “224/1000”. Silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and dots indexes, subsidiary guillochè dial for the seconds. Pink gold feuille hands. Cal. 9828, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels, monometallic balance, straight line lever escapement, Breguet balance spring, adjusted to five positions, shock absorber, micrometric regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-03-16
