Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, May 08, 2010
IWC Platinum Portugieser Regulateur IWC, Internation Watch Co., Schaffhausen, ?Portugieser Regulateur?, No. 178/500, movement No. 2672684, case No. 3221461, Ref. 5444. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces in platinum in 2006. Very fine, large, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with regulator dial and a platinum IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted IWC box, 2 year guarantee and user's manual.
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, concave bezel, concave lugs, band engraved ?178/500?, transparent back with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Frosted silver with small hour chapter with applied white gold Arabic quarter-hour numerals, outer minute track with painted radial Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Platinum feuille hands. M. Cal. 98245, oeil-de-perdrix and fausses cotes decoration, 22 jewels, some in gold chatons, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, shock absorber, large index regulator with engraved scale on the backplate. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |