8,875 CHF
IWC Pink Gold Pilot, Limited Edition Antoine De St Exupéry International Watch Co. (IWC), “Fliegeruhr Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry”, No. 307/500, Ref. 3201. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces, circa 2007. Very fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with second time zone, power reserve and an 18K pink gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box including a copy of Southern Mail by Saint-Exupery, guarantee card, certificate and instruction manual. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, screw-down case back with engraved map and crown, domed sapphire crystal. Satine brown with the Antoine de Saint Exupery signature, with luminous pink gold-rimmed Arabic numerals and baton indexes, aperture for the second time zone at 3, power-reserve indication at 7, outer minute divisions. Luminous pink gold lozenge hands. Cal. 30140, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Notes Property of a German Collector This watch is an homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944), French writer and aviator, author of Night Flight; Wind, Sand and Stars; Southern Mail; and the well-known and beloved The Little Prince. Made in a limited edition of 250 watches in white gold and 500 watches in pink gold.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2010-11-13
