$15,525
International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen,"Porsche Design, The Compass Watch”, Automatic. Produced in the 1990s. Fine and very unusual, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with double case containing a compass and mirror to determine positions, date and a bark-finished, 18K yellow gold IWC link bracelet and deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box. Four-body, solid, bark-finished with polished bezel, pushbuttons to open the case, inside a mirror and removable compass to determine positions, sapphire crystal. Black with 1/4 divisions and tritium-coated "bâton" indexes, aperture for the date. Tritium-coated white "bâton" hands. mechanical with automatic winding.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm. Notes This watch was produced by IWC with a special bark-finished case and bracelet; it is probably unique.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-05-26