11,875 CHF
IWC PORTUGUESE ANNIVERSARY 1868-1993 STEEL International Watch Co, Schaffhausen, "Portuguese", No. 701/1000, movement No. 2500465, case No. 2575129, Ref. 5441. Made in a limited series of 1000 examples in 1993 for the 125th anniversary of IWC. Very fine and rare, large, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by a booklet. Three-body, polished and brushed, rounded bezel, concave lugs, transparent snap-on case back, band engraved with "701/1000". Silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and dots indexes, subsidiary guillochè dial for the seconds. Pink gold feuille hands. Cal. 9828, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels, monometallic balance, straight line lever escapement, Breguet balance spring, adjusted to five positions, shock absorber, swan-neck regulator. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 42 mm. THICKNESS 10 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-11-09
