Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 78

IWC Platinum Mark XII International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, ?Mark XII, Automatic?, No. 010/500, case No. 2643380, Ref. 3241. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in 1993. Fine and rare, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum aviator?s wristwatch with date and a platinum IWC buckle. Accompanied by an IWC box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, soft iron core to provide an antimagnetic shield, concave lugs, screwed-down case back and winding crown, sapphire crystal. D. Blue with silver painted Arabic numerals and luminous baton and triangular indexes, outer minute division, aperture for the date. Luminous white gold baton hands. M. Cal. 884/2, rhodium-plated, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shockabsorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 36 mm. Thickness: 10 mm.