Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 283

IWC Platinum Portuguese Tourbill on Mystère International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère,? No. 09/50, case No. 3025606, Ref. 5042. Made in a limited edition of 50 pieces in 2005, sold on May 11th, 2007. Very fine and rare, large, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, 7-day power reserve indication and a platinum IWC deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Guarantee card and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, the band engraved with the edition number 09/50, transparent case back secured with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary dial for the seconds and sector for the 7-day power reserve indication. Aperture at 12, for the flying one-minute tourbillon regulator. White gold feuille hands. M. Cal. C 50900, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 44 jewels, three equidistant- arm tourbillon cage, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator, patented Pellaton winding system, rotor with inset 18K gold signature medallion. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm.