111st Auction
2024/11/16
Lot 159
IWC / Intern. Watch Co.Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar
A pilot's large, heavy and very attractive wristwatch from a limited edition, with perpetual calendar and four-digit year display together with day, date and month displays as well as a perpetual moon phase indicator with double moon phases for the northern and southern hemispheres, auxiliary seconds and 7 day power reserve indicator
Sold
estimated
16.000—30.000 €
Price realized
18.800 €
specific features
Case
18 K rose gold, glazed screw back, screwed crown.
Dial
Rose gilt, sunburst finish.
Movement
Automatic.
Case no.3869498
Ref.IW502639
Cal.51614
Diam.46 mm
Circa2013
Ctry.Switzerland
Lim.250
This Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar is one of the most sophisticated aviator watches ever produced. The inhouse calibre 51614 is visible through a sapphire crystal back and features an automatic Pellaton winding mechanism and a 7-day power reserve and powers a multitude of horological complications. The gilt dial has four well-arranged sub dials for date, day of the week, month and power reserve as well as the phase of the moon with a double moon display for the northern and the southern hemisphere.The year is displayed in four digits and the perpetual calendar is easily operated through the crown.