Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2012

LOT 308

IWC IL DESTRIERO SCAFUSIA ? UNIQUE PIECE IWC, (International Watch Co.), Schaffhausen, "Il Destriero Scafusia", No. 100/125, movement No. 2500090, case No. 2537078. Made circa 1997. Production of this reference began in 1993 and ended in 1999 with a total 125 examples made. Extremely fine, rare and important, large, heavy, minute repeating, platinum wristwatch with flying one-minute tourbillon regulator, square button split-seconds chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum IWC buckle. Accompanied by a numbered wooden marquetry fitted box and booklets.

HKD 1,700,000 - 2,200,000

USD 220,000 - 270,000 / EUR 170,000 - 220,000

C. Three-body, solid, polished, curved lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws and peripheral engraving, onyx-set winding crown, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone midnight blue with painted radial silver Roman numerals, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the date, days of the week, the months, apertures for the moon phases and the 4-digit year. White gold feuille hands. M. Cal. 1868, 16???, hand-engraved, rhodium plated, fl eur-de-lys decoration, 76 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute fl ying tourbillon regulator with antimagnetic titanium cage and 3 equidistant arms, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, and 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 17 mm.


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Case: 2

Very good
Movement: 1*

As new

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Destriero Scafusia The "Destriero Scafusia" was developed for the 125th anniversary of the International Watch Co. in 1993. Made in a limited edition of 125 examples in yellow gold, rose gold and platinum, the last watch was fi nished on Dec. 31, 1999 at 11:59:59 P.M. The Cal. 1868 contains no fewer than 750 parts, individually manufactured, hand-fi nished and adjusted, to ensure minimal friction and the harmonious interaction of its 21 complex functions and displays. Like the "Da Vinci", it is a secular perpetual calendar watch with a four-digit display for the year, an IWC exclusive. IWC also holds a patent on the minute-repeater slide mechanism which protects the movement from moisture and dust, a problem associated with less sophisticated slides. The tourbillon mechanism alone has almost 100 tiny parts, of a total weight of merely 0.296 grams. The innovative use of non-magnetic and lightweight titanium for the cage ensures an unrivaled standard of accuracy. A true masterpiece, the "Destriero" is assembled and regulated with utmost care.
This model, number 100, was manufactured as a unique piece in platinum with a midnight blue dial and is the only known Cal.1868 movement to be fi nished in white (rhodium) as all others were brass coloured. The only other platinum example with midnight blue dial, number 30, was fi tted with a brass movement and sold at auction in 2003.
Offered for the fi rst time at international auction, this lot represents an excellent opportunity to purchase a unique example of one of the most complicated wristwatches made in the 20th century.

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