95th Auction
2017/5/6
Lot 478
International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "IWC" / Ernst Fuchs, Case No. 2300435, Ref. 5420, Cal. 982F, 56 mm, 186 g, circa 1981
An as new heavy Schaffhausen hunting case watch, Scarabaeus-Fuchs No. 35/2500; case decoration after designs by the famous artist Prof. Ernst Fuchs of Vienna - with wooden case, test certificate, IWC original warranty card, original certificate, booklet, detailed description of the watch, and original price tag
Case: 18k gold, dedication engraving, glazed movement. Dial: gold. Movm.: bridge movement, Glucydur screw balance.
The front of the case shows a swirling pattern symbolising day and sunlight; in the centre sits a scarab beetle, a creature of the day that faces the sun ("The scarab beetle has the iridescent colours of a rainbow. It shows the spectral composition of sunlight", Prof. Fuchs is quoted in the book that describes the watch). The back is decorated with a central embossed face surrounded by stylised stars, symbolising night ("The reverse side is the opposite of the scarab: the night. It is the light of the stars and the reflected light of the moon, of the dead stars", Prof. Fuchs is quoted again in the book). The dial is a carved face of the sun framed by a chapter ring with engraved Arabic numerals. The exquisite movement exhibits elaborately hand-engraved gilt bridges decorated with swirls.
Ernst Fuchs (1930-2015) was an Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism.
An as new heavy Schaffhausen hunting case watch, Scarabaeus-Fuchs No. 35/2500; case decoration after designs by the famous artist Prof. Ernst Fuchs of Vienna - with wooden case, test certificate, IWC original warranty card, original certificate, booklet, detailed description of the watch, and original price tag
Case: 18k gold, dedication engraving, glazed movement. Dial: gold. Movm.: bridge movement, Glucydur screw balance.
The front of the case shows a swirling pattern symbolising day and sunlight; in the centre sits a scarab beetle, a creature of the day that faces the sun ("The scarab beetle has the iridescent colours of a rainbow. It shows the spectral composition of sunlight", Prof. Fuchs is quoted in the book that describes the watch). The back is decorated with a central embossed face surrounded by stylised stars, symbolising night ("The reverse side is the opposite of the scarab: the night. It is the light of the stars and the reflected light of the moon, of the dead stars", Prof. Fuchs is quoted again in the book). The dial is a carved face of the sun framed by a chapter ring with engraved Arabic numerals. The exquisite movement exhibits elaborately hand-engraved gilt bridges decorated with swirls.
Ernst Fuchs (1930-2015) was an Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism.
Sold
estimated
5.000—7.000 €
Price realized
7.500 €