Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2015

LOT 44

IWC AQUATIMER CHRONOGRAPH BOESCH EDITION STEEL International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Aquatimer - Chronograph," No. 218/300, Ref. 3782. Made in a limited edition of 300 pieces in 2009 to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Boesch Motor Boat Co. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel diver's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, day/date and a stainless steel IWC buckle.

Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with mahogany inlay and a marine screw propeller, lapidated lugs, screwed-down crown, domed sapphire crystal. Brown with applied luminous steel indexes, outer rotating graduated ring for the decompression times operated by the push-button at 4, most outer 5-minute/seconds and Arabic hour markers, Boesch logo below the date aperture, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, apertures for the days of the week and date. Luminous steel baton hands. Cal. C.79320, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring.