168,000 CHF
Il Destriero Scafusia IWC (International Watch Co. ), Schaffhausen, "Il Destriero Scafusia", No. 20/125, movement No. 2500046, case No. 2537055. Made in a limited edition of 125 examples. Production of this reference began in 1993, ended in 1999. Extremely fine and important, large, heavy, minute-repeating, astronomic, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with flying one-minute tourbillon regulator, square button split-seconds chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold IWC bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a wooden marquetry fitted box and guarantee, user's manual and presentation book. Three-body, solid, polished, curved lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws and peripheral engraving, onyxset winding crown, sapphire crystals. Satiné silver with painted radial Roman numerals, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the date, days of the week, the months, apertures for the moon phases and the 4-digit year. Blued steel feuille hands. Cal. 1868, 16’’’, hand-engraved, gold-plated brass, fleur de lys decoration, 76 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute flying tourbillon regulator with antimagnetic titanium cage and 3 equidistant arms, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, and 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 17 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-03-29
