$4,320
International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen, Scarabaeus, No. 14/5000, No. 2341688, case No. 2300504, Ref. 5420. Designed by Prof. Ernst Fuchs. Made in a limited edition of 5000 pieces in the 1980s. Fine, rare and unusual, keyless, sterling silver gold-plated hunting cased pocket watch. Three-body, "bassine et filets," the cover with a swirl design centered by the image of a beetle and signed on the inside by Prof. Ernst Fuchs, case back decorated in an astronomy motive centered by the sun. Gold face, sun dial image (no crystal), the rim with printed Arabic numerals. Yellow gold lightningtype hands. Cal. C 982 F, gilt brass, hand-engraved decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, swan neck micrometer regulator. Case and movement signed. Diam. 56 mm Notes According to our research, it is more than likely that due to the lack of success at its launch, IWC only produced a few hundred pieces of the scarabeus, never reaching the initially planed 5,000 pieces.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-06-11
