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Geneva, May 10, 2009

LOT 129

Da Vinci Jubilee Rattrapante, Blue Dial IWC, International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Da Vinci Jubilee Rattrapante", No. 074/500, case No. 2882774, Ref. 3754. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Da Vinci model. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases, and a platinum IWC buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, guarantee, instruction manual and booklets.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, hooded mobile lugs, screw-down crown, case back secured by six screws. D. Blue with painted silver Arabic numerals and luminous dots, outer fifths of a second divisions, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour register, the days of the month, of the week, the months, apertures for the aventurine glass moon phases and for the year display with four digits until 2499. Luminous white gold tapered baton hands. M. Cal. C. 79251, gilt brass, oeil de perdrix decoration, 43 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 17 mm.