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Geneva, Nov 14, 2009

LOT 357

Yellow Gold Double-Chronograph International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, ?Double- Chronograph,? case No. 2778071, Ref. 3713. Sold June 4th, 2003. Fine, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button fly-back split-seconds chronograph, registers, day and date, and an 18K yellow gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, guarantee and instruction booklet. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs, stepped bezel, screwed-down case back and crown, push-button at 10 is for the split-seconds chronograph function, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and luminous indexes, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute/ seconds Arabic markers, apertures for the date and the day, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour, and 30-minute registers. Luminous Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 79230, rhodium-plated, 29 jewels, 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.