Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 43

IWC - White Gold - Big Pilot International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Die Grosse Fliegeruhr, Automatic,? case No. 3174632, Ref. 5004. Made in 2004. Fine, large, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel aviator's wristwatch with 7-day power-reserve, date and an 18K white gold IWC deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, instruction manual and guarantee.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, lapidated bezel, concave lugs, screwed-down case back and large crown, domed sapphire crystal. D. Satine gray with painted luminous Arabic numerals and applied luminous white gold baton indexes, outer minute/second track, aperture for the date at 6, power-reserve indication at 3. Luminous white gold sword hands. M. Cal. 5011, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 44 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, bidirectional rotor engraved ?IWC - Probus Scafusia - Seven (7) Days Power- Reserve,? hack mechanism. Dial case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness 16 mm.