Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 128

IWC, COMPASS WATCH International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Porsche Design - The Compass Watch?, Automatic. Made in the early 1990's. Fine and very unusual, anti-magnetic, center-seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, olive-colored, PVD-coated aluminum wristwatch with double case containing a compass and mirror to determine positions, date and an olive-colored IWC link bracelet and deployant clasp. To be sold without reserve To be sold without reserve

C. Four body, matte dark olive PVD, pushbuttons to open the case, inside a mirror and removable compass to determine positions, sapphire crystal. D. Green with 1/4 divisions and luminous baton indexes, aperture for the date. Luminous white baton hands. M. Cal. 2892, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, schock absorber, self compensating fl at balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx. overall length 150 mm.