90,000 HKD
White Gold Portuguese Chronograph Rattrapante International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen, “Portuguese Chronograph Rattrapante”, No. 09/100, case No. 2741289, Ref. 3712. Made in a limited edition of 100 pieces, sold in June 1999. Fine and rare, large, 18K white gold wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, register and an 18K white gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by an IWC fitted box, certificate and instructions. Three-body, polished and brushed, overhanging bezel, concave lugs, case back secured with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied blued steel Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute-register, outer engraved and blued minute divisions, outermost blued 1/5th seconds division with Arabic five-second numerals. Blued steel feuille hands. Cal. C76240, gilt brass, oeil de perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-06-27