Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket...
Geneva, Mar 16, 2008
LOT 560
Early Pink Gold Portuguese International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, ?Portuguese?, No. 973663, case No. 1063842. Made in the 1930s. Very fine and extremely rare, large, early, 18K pink gold wristwatch with an 18K pink gold IWC buckle.
CHF 10,000 - 12,000
USD 9,000 - 11,000 / EUR 6,200 - 7,500
Sold: CHF 15,600
C. Three body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, concave lugs. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Breguet numerals, guilloché subsidiary dial for the seconds at 9 o?clock. Pink gold Breguet hands. M. Cal. C97, 16''', rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, swan-neck regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 11 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-18 |
Good Spotted |
Movement: 3-9* |
Good Scratched Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-7-01 |
Good Oxidized HANDS Original |