Pink Gold Portuguese Chronographe Rattrapante International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, Portuguese Chronographe Rattrapante, case No. 2590345, Ref. 3712. Made circa 2000. Fine and rare, large, 18K pink gold wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, register and an 18K pink gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by the original box. | Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks | New York, 5th March 2009
Pink Gold Portuguese Chronographe Rattrapante International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, Portuguese Chronographe Rattrapante, case No. 2590345, Ref. 3712. Made circa 2000. Fine and rare, large, 18K pink gold wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, register and an 18K pink gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by the original box., USD 6,000 - 10,000 EUR 4,700 - 7,800 / CHF 7,000 - 12,000Sold: USD 10,200 C. Three-body, polished and brushed, overhanging bezel, concave lugs, case back secured with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer engraved minute division, outermost 1/5th seconds scale with 5-minutes/ seconds Arabic markers. Pink gold feuille hands. M. Cal. C76240, gilt brass, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 27 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 13 mm.