13,200 CHF
International Watch Co. Stainless Steel Portuguese 1868-1993 International Watch Co, Schaffhausen, “Portuguese”, No. 908/1000, movement No. 2500702, case No. 2575109, Ref. 5441. Made in a limited series of 1000 examples in 1993 for the 125th anniversary of IWC. Very fine and rare, large, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel IWC buckle. Three-body, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, concave lugs, transparent snap-on case back, band engraved with “908/1000”. 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, swan-neck regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-05-08
