$17,825
“Rattrapante" International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen, "Da Vinci Jubilee Rattrapante", No. 097/500, Ref. 3751. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the "Da Vinci". Production of this reference started in 1995. Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant to 30 meters, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases, 44 hours autonomy and a platinum IWC link bracelet with deployant casp. Satiné silver with applied white gold bâton indexes and tritium-coated dots, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, the days of the month, of the week, the months, apertures for the moon phases and for the year display with 4 digits until 2499. Tritium-coated white gold "bâton" hands. Cal. C. 79251, gilt brass, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 43 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 16 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-09-28
