Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015

LOT 177

IWC REF. 378401 BIG INGENIEUR CHRONOGRAPH STEEL International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Big Ingenieur Chronograph", No. 3009840, case No. 3391027, Ref. IW378401. Made circa 2008. Very fine, large, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachymeter, date and a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by an IWC original fitted box and international warranty card.

HKD 49,000 - 66,000

USD 6,300 - 8,500 / CHF 6,000 - 8,000

Three-body, tonneau-shaped, tachometer bezel, polished and brushed, transparent screwed-down case back and crown, sapphire crystals. Bicolor white and black with applied steel luminous baton indexes, outer minute and seconds divisions with Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds and combined 60-minute and 12-hour register dial, date aperture at 6. Stainless steel luminous baton hands. Cal. 89360, rhodium-plated, 40 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, double-pawl automatic winding system, hack mechanism.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 44.5 mm. THICKNESS 15 mm.