Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Mar 10, 2011

LOT 214

IWC ? Yellow Go ld Automat ic International Watch Co., (IWC), Schaffhausen, "Automatic,? movement No. 1896587, case No. 1758316, Ref. 809A. Made circa 1968. Fine and very rare, 18K yellow gold, tonneau-shaped, center seconds, self-winding with ?Pellaton? system, wristwatch with date and an IWC gold plated buckle. Accompanied by the original IWC box and hang tag.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, snap-on case back with engraved dedication, inclined bezel, concave lugs. D. Satiné silver with applied yellow gold and black baton indexes, outer engraved dot minute divisions, gold-rimmed aperture for the date. Yellow gold and black baton hands. M. Cal. 8541, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness: 10 mm.