Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 10, 2013

LOT 461

IWC PORTUGUESE TOURBILLON MYSTERE PLATINUM International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère," No. 25/50, case No. 3025622, Ref. 5042. Made in a limited edition of 50 pieces in 2004, sold on April 1st, 2005. Very fine and rare, large, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, 7-day power reserve indication and a platinum IWC deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, blank certificate, Guarantee card and instruction booklet

Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, the band engraved with the edition number 179/250, transparent case back secured with 6 screws, sapphire crystals. Silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals, outer dot minute divisions, subsidiary dial for the seconds and sector for the 7-day power reserve indication. Aperture at 12, for the flying one-minute tourbillon regulator. White gold feuille hands. Cal. C 50900, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 44 jewels, three equidistant- arm tourbillon cage, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, micrometer regulator, patented Pellaton winding system, rotor with inset 18K gold signature medallion. Dial, case and movement signed.