Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 24, 2003

LOT 44

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Da Vinci", No. 2521453, Ref. 3750. Produced circa 2000.Very fine, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant to 30 m., 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold IWC buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, hooded mobile lugs. D. white with applied yellow gold indexes and tritium-coated dots, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hour and 30 minute registers, the days of the month and the week, apertures for the moon phases and for the year display with four digits until 2499. "Bâton" tritium-coated yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 79061, gilt brass, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, sel-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.