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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008

LOT 157

Yellow Gold Doppelchronograph International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, ?Doppelchronograph, Automatic?, case No. 2604700, Ref. 3711. Made circa 1998. Fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, anti-magnetic, 18K yellow gold wristwatch, round button split-chronograph with registers, day/date and an 18K yellow gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by a box.

C. Two-body, soild, polished and brushed, concave lugs, domed bezel, inner soft iron cage to protect the movement against magnetic fields, screwed-down case-back and crown, button at 10 for the splitchronograph function, sapphire crystal. D. Enameled black with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and luminous square and triangular indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, outer minute/second division, apertures for the day/date. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 79230, rhodium-plated, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm