62 IWC A limited edition and highly sophisticated, Grande Complication, minute repeater, perpetual calendar, moon phase, chronograph automatic wristwatch in platinum, with box, number 5 of 50.
Estimate: € 40.000 – 80.000
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- Model Grande Complication
- Year Circa 1991
- Reference 3770
- Case Material Platinum
- Case Number N°05/50, 2'552'005
- Bracelet Material Leather strap
- Movement Automatic, cal. 79091, 65 jewels
- Movement Number 2'435'070
- Dimension 42mm Diameter
- Signed Case, dial and movement
- Accessories Accompanied by IWC Certificate of Origin, booklet and fitted presentation box.
The story of the IWC Grande Complication began in 1985, with the ambition to create the Manufacture’s first grande complication wristwatch and one of the most complicated timepieces of its era. A true horological tour de force, the project was developed over five years by a team of highly skilled watchmakers and engineers, including the young Dominique Renaud and Giulio Papi, who would later become prominent figures in modern watchmaking. The resulting timepiece comprised 659 mechanical components and incorporated 21 functions, including a perpetual calendar, moon phases, chronograph and minute repeater, together with indications for the day, date, month, year, decade, century and millennium. The minute repeater was particularly innovative, with the sapphire crystal suspended on a platinum membrane to enhance the resonance of the gongs. Twelve patents were obtained before the watch was unveiled at the Basel Fair in 1990. The present reference 3770, produced in a limited edition of only 50 pieces, is housed in a 42.5 mm platinum case and powered by an automatic movement. Offered with its original box, it represents a remarkable chapter in IWC’s history and in the revival of high-end mechanical watchmaking during the quartz era. The present watch is further distinguished by its provenance from the collection of Johnny Dorelli, the celebrated Italian singer, actor and television personality.
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Eternity Gallery Geneva, 19 Place de Longemalle
HONG KONG
Opera Gallery Hong Kong, 1 Duddell Street, Unit 01, 11/F, Central
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