Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 79

IWC Spitfire Universal Time Coordinated IWC (International Watch Co.), Schaffhausen, "Die Fliegeruhr ? UTC, Automatic", case No. 3359146, Ref. 3251. Made circa 2007. Fine, two time zone, center-seconds, self-winding, waterresistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, instruction booklet and a 2 year guarantee.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back and winding crown, soft iron cover to provide an antimagnetic shield, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone silver with luminous applied steel Arabic numerals, baton and triangular indexes, apertures for the date and the Time Zone Corrector (TZC) which changes time zones with a sophisticated mechanism for the 24-hour display, outer minute track. Luminous steel lozenge hands. M. Cal. C 37526, gilt brass, oeil de perdrix decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness: 12 mm.