Important Collectors’ Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Oct 14, 2007

LOT 26

?Stainless Steel Portuguese Rattrapante? International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese Chronograph Rattrapante,? Ref. 3712, No. 2895583. Made in 2005, sold on May 17, 2006. Fine and rare, large, stainless steel wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, register and a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, overhanging front bezel, concave lugs, case back secured with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30 minute-register dials. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. C76240, gilt brass, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13 mm.