235,750 HKD
International Watch Co. , Schaffhausen, Portuguese, No. 36/50, made in 1993.Very fine and rare, oversized, minute repeating, platinum gentleman’s wrist- stopwatch with leather strap and platinum IWC buckle. Accompanied by wooden fitted box and certificate. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent back, concave bezel. matte silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial on the 9. “Feuille” white gold hands. Cal. 95290, rhodium plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 54 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, repeater on gongs by means of a slide on the band.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 44 mm. Notes Limited edition of 50 examples to celebrate the 125th anniversary of IWC in 1993.The Portuguese wristwatch originates from the’30’s, when two importers from Portugal requested a wristwatch from he House that could be reliable but with the same dimension as a pocket watch. To please the clients, the Master Watchmakers of Schaffhausen decided to use the best pocket watch movement in production at the time, and they built a large and robust steel case around it.After the enormous success of the present limited edition from 1993, the Portuguese was presented again at the’95 Basel Fair.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-06-05
