Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hog Kong, Feb 26, 2011

LOT 253

IWC Da Vinci Tourbillon International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Da Vinci Tourbillon", No. 029/200, movement No. 2562463, case No. 2731848, Ref. 3752. Made in a limited edition of 200 examples in 18K yellow gold. Production of this reference started in 2000. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, round button chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold IWC buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, hooded mobile lugs, transparent case back with six screws, hesalite crystal. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour register, the date, days of the week, the months, apertures for the moon phases and for the year display with four digits until 2499. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 76061, gilt brass, fausses cotes decoration, 35 jewels, lateral lever escapement with flying one-minute tourbillon regulator with three equidistant titanium arms, monometallic balance adjusted to five positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 39 mm. Thickness 14 mm.