146,500 CHF
IWC IL DESTRIERO SCAFUSIA - PLATINUM IWC, (International Watch Co. ), Schaffhausen, "Il Destriero Scafusia", No. 18/125, movement No. 2500051, case No. 2537047. Made in a limited edition of 125 examples. Production of this reference began in 1993, ended in 1999. Extremely fine and important, large, heavy, minute repeating, platinum wristwatch with flying one-minute tourbillon regulator, square button split-seconds chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum IWC buckle. Accompanied by a Certificate. Three-body, solid, polished, curved lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws and peripheral engraving, onyx-set winding crown, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with painted radial black Roman numerals, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the date, days of the week, the months, apertures for the moon phases and the 4-digit year. White gold feuille hands. Cal. 1868, 16’’’, hand-engraved, gold-plated brass, fl eur de lys decoration, 76 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute fl ying tourbillon regulator with antimagnetic titanium cage and 3 equidistant arms, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, and 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 17 mm. Notes Destriero Scafusia The "Destriero Scafusia" was developed for the 125th anniversary of the Internatio
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-11-11
