Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.
Geneva, Nov 13, 2010
LOT 527
IWC - Pink Gold - Portugieser Regulateur Tourbillon - First Example At AuctIon IWC, International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portugieser Regulateur Tourbillon? No. 06/100, case No. 3265652, Ref. 5446. Made in a limited edition of 100 pieces. Extremely fine and rare, large, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with visible flying one-minute tourbillon, regulator dial and an 18K pink gold IWC deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box and certificate, blank warranty card and operating instructions.
CHF 30,000 - 40,000
USD 30,000 - 40,000 / EUR 22,000 - 30,000
Sold: CHF 40,000
C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, transparent case back secured with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone silver with small hour dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, aperture for the flying one-minute tourbillon regulator at 9. Pink gold sword hands. M. Cal. 98845, rhodium-plated, radial fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
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Notes
Flying Tourbillon As opposed to regular tourbillon regulators in which the carriage is fitted in a plate and secured by a bridge, in flying tourbillons as invented by Alfred Helwig, the lower bearing of the carriage is fitted in the plate in the regular way, the upper bearing is fitted beneath the carriage, and the carriage is built around free (flying) arbor. On the top of the carriage, there is neither pivot nor bridge.