The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 39

Grande Complication International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Grande Complication", No. 04/50, Ref. 3770-001. Made in a limited edition of 50 examples in 1992, sold on July 2, 2003. Very fine and extremely rare, minute-repeating, self-winding platinum wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum IWC buckle. Accompanied by a guarantee and booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, inclined bezel, curved straight lugs, screwed-down crown, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied yellow gold baton indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the date, days of the week, and the months, apertures for the four-digit year and the phases of the moon. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal 79091, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 68 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, repeating on gongs activated by a slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm.