Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hog Kong, Feb 26, 2011

LOT 250

IWC STEEL LIMITED EDITION SAINT EXUPERY POWER RESERVE International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, ?Edition Saint Exupery, Power Reserve?, No. 0517/1178, case No. 3276598, Ref. 320104. Made in a limited edition of 1178 examples in honor of Saint Exupery?s book ?Southern Mail? in 2007. Fine, large, water-resistant, center seconds, selfwinding, antimagnetic, stainless steel wristwatch with date, power reserve and a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by guarantee and booklets.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, concave lugs, concave bezel, screwed-down case back engraved with the geographic range of operations in Saint Exupery's time, inner soft iron cage to protect the movement against magnetic fields, screwed-down crown, sapphire crystal. D. Satiné brown with painted luminous Arabic numerals, baton and triangular indexes, subsidiary dial for the power reserve between 6 and 8, aperture for the date between 2 and 4, outer minute/seconds track. Luminous steel lozenge hands. M. Rhodium plated, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 12 mm.