Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 14, 2011

LOT 16

IWC ? PINK GOLD ? ANTOINE DE ST EXUPERY ? LIMITED EDITION International Watch Co. ?Fliegeruhr (Pilot Watch) Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry,? No. 256/500, case No. 3275207, Ref. 3201. Made in a limited edition of 500 pieces circa 2007. Very fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with power reserve, date and an 18K pink gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, a copy of ?Southern Mail? by Saint- Exupery, guarantee card, certificate and instruction manual.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, screw-down case back with engraved map and crown, domed sapphire crystal. D. Bronze with Antoine de Saint Exupery signature, luminous pink gold-rimmed Arabic numerals and baton indexes, aperture for the date at 3, power reserve indication at 7, outer minute/seconds divisions. Luminous pink gold lozenge hands. M. Cal. 30140, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 13 mm.