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New York, Nov 28, 2001

LOT 238

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Ingénieur Perpétuel", No 2440394, Ref. 3540. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine, astronomic, antimagnetic, water-resistant to 30m., center-seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with 44 hours autonomy, perpetual calendar and moon phases, shielded against a magnetic disturbance of up to 1000 Oerstedt and with an 18K yellow gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back, hooded lugs. D. white with applied gold and tritium indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months, aperture for the moon phases and the leap year in four digits. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. Cal. 37582, gilt brass, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 21K gold rotor.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.