$5,520
International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen, "Portuguese Chronograph", Ref. 3714. Produced in the 1990's .Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chrono-graph, register and an 18K white gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by a box. three-body, polished and brushed, concave bezel and lugs, case back with screws, sapphire crystal. matte silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials on the 6 and 12 hours. "Feuille" white gold hands. Cal. C76230, gilt brass, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escape-ment, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 42 mm. Notes The "Portuguese" wristwatchIt originates from the '30's, when two importers from Portugal re-quested a wrist-watch that could be reliable but with the same dimension as a pocket watch. To please the clients, the Master Watchmakers of Schaffhausen decided to use the best pocket watch movement in production at the time, and they built a large and robust steel case around it.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-05-08
