Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2009

LOT 304

Pink Gold Da Vinci Split IWC, International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Da Vinci, Rattrapante", case No. 2828621, Ref. 3751. Sold in September 2001. Very fine, 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 an IWC fitted box, additional calendar insert, certificate and instructions.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screw-down crown, case back with 6 screws, rounded stepped bezel, hooded mobile lugs, hesalite crystal. D. Matte silver with painted Arabic numerals, luminous dots, subsidiary guilloche dials for the seconds, the 12-hour 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. 79251, gilt brass, oeil de perdrix decoration, 43 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 17 mm.