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Lot 151 THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
IWC. An unusual stainless steel self-winding water-resistant anti-magnetic wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date and bracelet
SIGNED IWC, SCHAFFHAUSEN, INGENIEUR AUTOMATIC 500.000 A/M, REF. 3508, CASE NO. 2'439'623, MANUFACTURED IN 1990
Closed12 November 2007
Price Realised
CHF 6,250
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Specialist note
Accompanied by IWC International Guarantee and Certificate of Origin dated February 1991, operating instructions, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
The celebrated Ingenieur model, often affectionately called "Inge" by watch aficionados, was developed by Albert Pellaton, IWC's technical director responsible for the creation of the firm's first automatic movement, calibres 81 and 85. Calibre 852, the next generation, was the first self-winding movement encased under an anti-magnetic soft-iron core, introduced under the name "Ingenieur" in 1955.
The upgraded reference 3508 was launched in 1989 and tested to 500,000 a/m, rendering this watch probably the most anti-magnetic watch ever made.
The celebrated Ingenieur model, often affectionately called "Inge" by watch aficionados, was developed by Albert Pellaton, IWC's technical director responsible for the creation of the firm's first automatic movement, calibres 81 and 85. Calibre 852, the next generation, was the first self-winding movement encased under an anti-magnetic soft-iron core, introduced under the name "Ingenieur" in 1955.
The upgraded reference 3508 was launched in 1989 and tested to 500,000 a/m, rendering this watch probably the most anti-magnetic watch ever made.