Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 05, 2007

LOT 229

Moon Phases International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, Automatic, Ref. 3512. Made in the 1980s. Fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, moon phases and an IWC buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, straight lugs. D. Off white with applied yellow gold baton indexes, apertures for the date at 6 and the moon phases at 12. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 3755, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm. Property of Various Owners