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Geneva, Nov 08, 2026

LOT 399

IWC, SWITZERLAND, REF. 5500, PERPETUAL CALENDAR, LIMITED EDITION AT 100 PIECES, 18K YELLOW GOLD

CHF 5,000 - 10,000

HKD 47,700 - 96,000 / USD 6,100 - 12,200 / EUR 5,400 - 10,800 / JPY 960,000 - 1,920,000

Sold: CHF 8,190

A very fine and rare, large and heavy 18k yellow gold, manual wind open-face, keyless-winding pocket watch with perpetual calendar. Matte silvered dial with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five-minute numerals. Subsidiary dials for the date at 3 o’clock, day of the week at 9 o’clock, and month with leap-year cycle and subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock. Moon-phase aperture at 12 o’clock, with moon’s age indicated on the border.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand IWC, Switzerland

Reference 5500

Year Circa 1977-78

Movement No. No.27/100

Case No. 2167628

Caliber 9721, 32 jewels, finely hand engraved

Diameter 56 mm.

Weight 173 gr.

Signature Dial, case and movement