Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 08, 2010

LOT 135

IWC - Aquatimer - Chronograph ?Tribute To Calypso? International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Aquatimer - Chronograph - Automatic," No. 0375/2500, Ref. 3719. Made in a limited edition of 2500 pieces in circa 2008. Accompanied by a fitted box, guarantee card, and instruction booklet. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, day & date and a stainless steel IWC buckle.

c. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with a wooden medallion depicting Cousteau's famous vessel "Calypso," made from Calypso wood, screwed-down crown, domed sapphire crystal. d. Blue with applied luminous steel baton indexes, outer rotating graduated ring with 15-minute yellow section for the decompression times operated by the push-button at 4, most outer 5-minute/seconds and Arabic hour markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, apertures for the days of the week and date. Luminous steel baton hands. m. Cal. C.79320, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 16 mm.