Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 137

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.

CHF 18,000 - 28,000

USD 17,000 - 27,000 / EUR 13,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 22,800

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.


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Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 1

As new

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Ref. 5444 was launched in August 2006, exclusively for IWC boutiques. The platinum model was limited to 500 pieces, it was also available in pink gold and stainless steel versions, which were unlimited.