Important Collector's Watches, Pocket...

Geneva, Nov 11, 2007

LOT 144

Il Destriero Scafusia International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Il Destriero Scafusia", No. 12/125. Made in 1994, in a limited edition of 125 examples. Extremely fine and rare, large, minute-repeating, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with flying one-minute tourbillon regulator, square button split-seconds chronograph, registers, secular perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold International Watch Co. buckle. Accompanied by an original marquetry fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, curved lugs, transparent case back with 6 screws and peripheral engraving, onyx-set winding crown, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné silver with painted radial Roman numerals, sunk subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the date, days of the week, the months, apertures for the moon phases and the 4-digit year. Blued steel feuille hands. M. Cal. 1868, hand-engraved, gilt brass, 76 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute flying tourbillon regulator with titanium cage and 3 equidistant arms, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, and 6 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 12 mm.