Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 11, 2012

LOT 393

IWC, REF. 3764, DA VINCI CHRONOGRAPH, PLATINUM International Watch Co., Schaffahausen, ?Da Vinci, Automatic Chronograph?, No, 049/500, case No. 3299568, Ref. 3764. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces in 2008. Fine, tonneau-shaped, water-resistant, self-winding, platinum fly-back chronograph wristwatch with combined 60-minute and 12-hour registers, subsidiary seconds and date, with a platinum IWC deployant buckle. Accompanied by IWC presentation case, guarantee card and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, concave polished bezel, lapidated lugs, inset shaped rectangular chronograph pushers, display case back secured by 8 screws, screw-down crown, sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone silvered, applied luminous white gold indexes, raised outer minute division with Arabic 5 minute numerals and red 15 minutes, inset subsidiary dials for combined 60-minute and 12-hour register, subsidiary seconds with date aperture. Luminous white gold alpha hands. M. Cal. 89360, rhodium plated, 40 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating balance spring, index regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 42 x 51 mm. Thickness 15 mm.