IWC PORTUGUESE CHRONOGRAPH
"DESCOBERTA DO BRASIL" PINK GOLD
IWC, International Watch Co., Schaffhausen, "Portuguese -
Chronograph Automatic", No. 042/100, case No. 2747599, Ref. 3714.
Made in a limited series of 100 pieces in celebration of the 500th
anniversary of the discovery of Brazil in 2000.
Very fine and rare, large, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink
gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register and an
18K pink gold IWC buckle. Accompanied by the original numbered
IWC fitted box, guarantee and instruction manual.
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, flat bezel, concave
lugs, dedicated case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal.
Matte silver depicting the Atlantic ocean with 4 Continents
showing the route from Portugal to Brazil in red with applied
pink gold Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and
30-minute register, outer dot divisions, outermost minute/second
divisions. Pink gold feuille hands.
Cal. C79350, gilt brass, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 31 jewels,
straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to
5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring,
hack mechanism.