Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 139

"Portuguese Chronograph? International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese Chronograph Automatic," Ref. 3714. Made in the early 2000s. Very fine, large, self-winding, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and a certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, overhanging bezel, concave lugs, case back with 4 screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Pink gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 79240, gilt brass, "oeilde- perdrix" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness: 13 mm.