$47,500
IWC - B-Uhr - World War II - German Air Force (Luftwaffe) International Watch Co. , movement No. 1014550, case No. 1033890, Ref. 431, request No. Fl 23883. Made in 1940 for the German Air Force. Very fine and extremely rare, oversized, center seconds, anti-magnetic, anti-corrosion stainless steel military pilot’s wristwatch with indirect seconds and a very long aviator’s leather strap. Accompanied by an IWC service warranty dated November 28th, 2006 along with correspondence of authenticity with detailed technical descriptions. Four-body, matte gray, inclined bezel, concave lugs, large winding crown, stainless steel anti-magnetic lunette to protect the movement against magnetic fields, snap-on case back, band engraved “FL 23883.” Black with luminous Arabic numerals and baton indexes, outer minute track. Luminous blued steel lozenge hands. Cal 52 SC, gilt brass, 15 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, bimetallic balance, blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator, hack mechanism. Case and movement signed. Diam. 55 mm. Thickness 17 mm. Notes Die Grosse Fliegeruhr: this model is one of the watches delivered to the Luftwaffe, the German Air Force, supplying their pilots with a wristwatch that was accurate, robust, and easy to read during missions. A good example of their first use is the “Battle of Britain” or operation “Sea-Lion” (August 1940-May 1941). Only movement numbers between 1.013.801 and 1.015.000 and case numbers between 1.033.201 and 1.034.200 ar
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-06-08
