Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 40

Portuguese Chronograph Automatic International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese - Chronograph Automatic," case No. 3239743, Ref. 3714. Made in 2005, sold September 5th, 2007. Very fine, large, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and an 18K pink gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by the original box, instruction booklet and guarantee.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave bezel, concave lugs, case back with 4 screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register. Pink gold feuille hands. M. Cal. C79240, gilt brass, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13 mm.