$7,800
IWC Spitfire split - limited edition International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen, DoppelChronograph, Fliegeruhr, Automatic,” No. 415/500, case No. 3422226, Ref. 3718. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces for the German soccer team in 2008. Fine, water-resistant, self-winding, stainless steel wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, registers, day and date, and a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, guarantee and instruction booklet. Two-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs, stepped bezel, screwed-down case back and crown, push-button at 10 is for the split-seconds chronograph function, sapphire crystal. White with painted Arabic numerals and luminous indexes, outer minute/seconds track, apertures for the date and the day, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour, and 30-minute registers. Luminous black skeleton hands. Cal. 79230, rhodium-plated, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 16 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-06-10
