Geneva, May 11, 2024

LOT 16

IWC, SWITZERLAND, REF. 3710, TRIPLE DATE CHRONOGRAPH MOONPHASE, 18K YELLOW GOLD

CHF 5,000 - 8,000

HKD 43,300 - 70,000 / USD 5,600 - 8,900 / EUR 5,100 - 8,200

Sold: CHF 8,750

A fine and very rare, limited to 150 pieces, 18k yellow gold, manual wind triple date chronograph wristwatch with moonphase


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand IWC, switzerland

Reference 3710

Year circa 1983

Movement No. 2349322

Case No. 2305133

Diameter 36

Caliber 795

Signature dial, case and movement

Accessories fitted box

Notes

Produced between 1982 and 1984, reference 3710 was made in a very limited run of 150 pieces. The reference 3710 developed amid the Swiss quartz crisis was the first complicated wristwatch made by the firm featuring a moon phase. Unknown to the general public as these were never advertised in catalogues, these traditional yet complicated wristwatches were quickly all sold and represent a milestone in the development of IWC right before the launch of the perpetual Da Vinci.

Provenance

Property of a Swiss Gentleman