Important Watches & Jewelry
New York, Dec 08, 2016
IWC REF. 3712 PORTUGUESE SPECIAL JAPAN EDITION RED BLUE SPLIT-SECONDS HANDS CHRONOGRAPH STEEL International Watch Co. Schaffhausen, "Portuguese, Chronograph Rattrapante," Ref. 3712. Made circa 2004. Very fine, large, stainless steel wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, register and a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box and instruction manual.
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Three-body, polished and brushed, overhanging bezel, concave lugs, transparent case back secured with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, outer dot minute track and 1/5th seconds track with 5-second Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Pink gold feuille hands. Cal. C76240, gilt brass, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straight- line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism.