Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 143

IWC Pink Gold Portuguese Chrono ?Descoberta do Brasil? IWC, International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese - Chronograph Automatic", No. 042/100, case No. 2747599, Ref. 3714. Made in a limited series of 100 in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Brazil in 2000. Very fine and rare, large, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and an 18K pink gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by fitted box, warranty and booklets.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave lugs, dedicated case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver depicting the Atlantic ocean with 4 Continents showing the route fron Portugal to Brazil in red with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer dot divisions, outermost minute/second divisions. Pink gold feuille hands. M. Cal. C79350, gilt brass, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 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 13 mm.