Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 310

"Portuguese - Chronograph" International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese - Chronograph Automatic", Ref. 3714. Made circa 2002. Very fine, large, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, overhanging bezel, concave lugs, case back with 4 screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. Bicolor black and silver with Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds and 30- minute register. White gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 79240, gilt brass, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.