96th Auction

2017/11/18

Lot 659

A collection of three IWC pocket watches
International Watch Co., Movement No. 2361637, Case No. 2307046, Cal. 9721/53, Ref. 5503, 56 mm, 152 g, circa 1985
A remarkable, heavy pocket watch with full calendar and moon phase - limited edition, no. 229 of 1000 pieces, sold on December 13, 1985 to Stein am Rhein - with original wooden box and IWC extract from the archives
Case: silver, glazed movement. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, lavishly hand-engraved, Glucydur screw balance.
All the bridges of the gilded movement are elaborately hand-engraved - a marvellous reminder of the days of Ilbery and Bovet.

Sold

estimated
1.6003.000 €
Price realized
4.900 €