IWC Portugieser IW544202

IWC. A FINE PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION WRISTWATCH, MADE TO COMMEMORATE FLORENTINE ARIOSTO JONES, THE FOUNDER OF IWC SIGNED IWC, SHAFFHAUSEN, PORTUGUESE F.A. JONES MODEL, NO 473/500, REF. IW544202, MOVEMENT NO. 2'667'899, CASE NO.3'130'339, CIRCA 2005 Cal. 98290 mechanical movement, 18 jewels, white dial, Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds, circular case, glazed display back secured by six screws, platinum IWC buckle, case, dial and movement signed 43 mm. diam. , From time to time, Christie's may offer a lot which it owns in whole or in part. This is such a lot. Lots are subject to 5% import Duty on the importation value (low estimate) levied at the time of collection shipment within UAE. For UAE buyers, please note that duty is paid at origin (Dubai) and not in the importing country. As such, duty paid in Dubai is treated as final duty payment. It is the buyer's responsibility to ascertain and pay all taxes due. (for watches) Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue have bands which may be made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile and which may not lawfully be exported from the sale site without a CITES export permit. As explained above, these lots are marked with the symbol (~) in the catalogue.Accordingly, for purchased watches that are to be shipped out of the sale site for delivery,Christie’s will need to remove and retain the band before shipping the watch and buckle.