Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 09, 2014

LOT 219

IWC DA VINCI PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH YELLOW GOLD International Watch Co. Schaffhausen, "Da Vinci," case No. 2417492, Ref. 3750. Made circa 1987. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold IWC buckle.

Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, rounded stepped bezel, screwed-down winding crown, snap-on case back, hooded mobile lugs, hesalite crystal. White with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, days of the month, of the week, apertures for the moon phases and for the year display with 4 digits until 2499. Luminous gold baton hands. Cal. 79061, gilt brass, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted five positions, shock absorber, self compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, hack mechanism.