Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 183

"Portuguese - Répétition Minutes" International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese - Répétition Minutes", No. 004/250. Made in a limited edition of 250 pieces in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, oversized, minute-repeating, 18K pink gold wristwatch with an 18K pink gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back, concave bezel and lugs. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial at 9. M. Cal. 95290, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 54 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam 43 mm. Thickness 13 mm.