Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 27, 2015
LOT 177
IWC REF. 378401 BIG INGENIEUR CHRONOGRAPH STEEL International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Big Ingenieur Chronograph", No. 3009840, case No. 3391027, Ref. IW378401. Made circa 2008. Very fine, large, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, tachymeter, date and a stainless steel IWC buckle. Accompanied by an IWC original fitted box and international warranty card.
HKD 49,000 - 66,000
USD 6,300 - 8,500 / CHF 6,000 - 8,000
Three-body, tonneau-shaped, tachometer bezel, polished and brushed, transparent screwed-down case back and crown, sapphire crystals. Bicolor white and black with applied steel luminous baton indexes, outer minute and seconds divisions with Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds and combined 60-minute and 12-hour register dial, date aperture at 6. Stainless steel luminous baton hands. Cal. 89360, rhodium-plated, 40 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, double-pawl automatic winding system, hack mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |