Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 113

International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Da Vinci Tourbillon", No. 084/200, Ref. 3752. Produced in a limited edition of 200 examples in 18K yellow gold. Production of this reference started in 2000. Very fine and rare, astronomic, water-resistant to 30 meters, 18K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch with one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, round button chronograph, register, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold IWC buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, hooded mobile lugs, transparent case back with six screws. D. Matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes and tritium dots, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary "guilloché" dials for the seconds, the 12 hour register, the date, days of the week, the months, apertures for the moon phases and for the year display with four digits until 2499. Tritium-coated yellow gold "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 76061, gilt brass, "fausses côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, lateral lever escapement with flying one-minute tourbillon regulator with three equidistant titanium arms, monometallic balance adjusted to five positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.