Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 226

White Gold Ref. 3750 ?Da Vinci? International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Da Vinci," No. 178, Ref. 3750. Made in the 1990s. Fine, astronomic, self-winding, water resistant to 30 meters, 18K white gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K white gold IWC link bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a century slide for the years 2200 to 2499 sealed in a glass tube, a white fitted box, certificate, booklet and 4 extra links.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, hooded mobile lugs. D. White with applied faceted white gold baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the days of the month, of the week, the months and the age of the moon, apertures for the moon phases and for the year display with four digits. Luminous white gold baton hands. M. Cal. 79261, gilt brass, 39 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 15 mm.Approx. overall length 165 mm.