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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009

LOT 432

IWC (International Watch Co.), Schaffhausen, "Da Vinci, Rattrapante", case No. 2839537, Ref. 3754. Sold in July, 2001. Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, register, secular perpetual calendar and moon phases, with an 18K pink gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box, guarantee and user manual.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, rounded stepped bezel, hooded mobile lugs, hesalite crystal. D. Matte silver with painted Arabic numerals, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute register, the days of the month, the month, the days of the week, aperture for the moon phases and for the year display with four digits until 2499. Luminous pink gold stylized lozenge hands. M. Cal. C. 79252, gilt brass, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 43 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 17 mm.