Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 21, 2003

LOT 69

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Da Vinci Rattrapante", Ref. 3754. Produced circa 2000.Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant to 30 m., 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, register, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and 44 hours autonomy, with an 18K pink gold IWC buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, stepped bezel, hooded mobile lugs. D. matte silver with painted Arabic numerals, auxiliary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12 hour and 30-minute register, the days of the month, the month, the days of the week, aperture for the moon phases and for the year display with four digits until 2499. "lozenge" stylized luminous pink gold hands. M. Cal. C. 79252, gilt brass, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 43 jewels, straight line lever escapemnt, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.