Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 96

?Universal Time? International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Die Fliegeruhr - UTC", case No. 2721154, Ref. 3251. Made in the 1990s. Fine, two-time zone, center-seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with 42 hours autonomy, date and a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and winding crown, soft iron cover to provide an antimagnetic shield, domed sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals, bâton and triangular indexes, apertures for the date and the Time Zone Corrector (TZC) which changes time zones with a sophisticated mechanism for the 24- hour display. Luminous "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. C 37526, gilt brass, "oeil-deperdrix" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balancespring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.