$12,980
"Portuguese Automatic 2000" International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen, "Portuguese Automatic 2000", No. 726/750. Made in a limited edition of 750 pieces in 2000 to commemorate the new millennium. Very fine and rare, large, self-winding, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with 7-day power reserve and an 18K pink gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, transparent case back. Satiné silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds and the up-and-down indication. Pink gold "feuille" hands. Cal. 5000, rhodium-plated. "fausses côtes" decoration, 44 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, skeletonized bidirectional rotor with gold medallion inlay engraved "IWC -Probus Scafusia - Seven (7) Days Power-Reserve". Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Notes For a note on International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, see lot 64.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-12-07
