Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 174

IWC REF. 3754 DA VINCI, RATTRAPANTE, PLATINUM International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, Da Vinci Jubilee Rattrapante, No. 078/500, case No. 2882778, Ref. 3754. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Da Vinci model. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases, and a platinum IWC buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted wooden box, guarantee, instruction manual and booklets.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, hooded mobile lugs, screw down winding crown, case back secured by six screws, sapphire crystal. D. Black with painted silver Arabic numerals and luminous dots, outer fi fths of a second divisions, subsidiary guilloché dials for the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour register, the days of the month, of the week, the months, apertures for the aventurine glass moon phases and for the year display with four digits until 2499. Luminous white gold alpha hands. M. Cal. C. 79251, gilt brass, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 43 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, micrometer regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 17 mm.