$55,200
IWC Platinum Portuguese Tourbill on Mystère International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen, "Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère,” No. 09/50, case No. 3025606, Ref. 5042. Made in a limited edition of 50 pieces in 2005, sold on May 11th, 2007. Very fine and rare, large, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, 7-day power reserve indication and a platinum IWC deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Guarantee card and instruction booklet. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, the band engraved with the edition number 09/50, transparent case back secured with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary dial for the seconds and sector for the 7-day power reserve indication. Aperture at 12, for the flying one-minute tourbillon regulator. White gold feuille hands. Cal. C 50900, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 44 jewels, three equidistant- arm tourbillon cage, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator, patented Pellaton winding system, rotor with inset 18K gold signature medallion. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-06-10