Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 142

IWC Portuguese Steel Rattrapante IWC (International Watch Co.), Schaffhausen, "Portuguese, Chronographe Rattrapante?, case No. 2812687, Ref. 3712. Sold on December 6th, 2001. Fine and elegant, large, stainless steel wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, register and a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by a wooden box, warranty and booklets.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, overhanging front bezel, concave lugs, case back secured with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals and dot indexes, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outermost minute/second divisions. Pink gold feuille hands. M. Cal. C76240, gilt brass, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 12.5 mm.