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IWC, GRANDE COMPLICATION PLATINUM AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR MINUTE REPEATING CHRONOGRAPH OVERSIZED WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASE DISPLAY, LIMITED EDITION OF 50
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IWC, GRANDE COMPLICATION PLATINUM AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR MINUTE REPEATING CHRONOGRAPH OVERSIZED WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASE DISPLAY, LIMITED EDITION OF 50

NO. 08/50, CIRCA 1993

Closed2 June 2010

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HKD 860,000

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IWC, GRANDE COMPLICATION

PLATINUM AUTOMATIC PERPETUAL CALENDAR MINUTE REPEATING CHRONOGRAPH OVERSIZED WRISTWATCH WITH MOON PHASE DISPLAY, LIMITED EDITION OF 50
NO. 08/50, CIRCA 1993

Calibre 79091, minute repeating on two gongs, 75 jewels, porcelain white dial, applied yellow gold baton numerals, subdials for date, month with 12-hour counter, day with small seconds, moon phases with 30-minute counter, four digit year display, three-part case in minute repeating slide in the band, screwed case back, platinum IWC buckle, case, dial and movement signed Diameter: 43 mm.

Specialist note

US$ 60,000-80,000
EUR 45,500-61,700

The Grande Complication is one of IWC's most exclusive timepieces with production limited to just 50 watches a year. Consisting of 659 mechanical parts, 21 functions and displays, a perpetual calendar for the next 500 days and a perpetual moon phase display made of polished goldstone, this watch is a tour de force. The minute repeating chime is exceptional, as the sapphire crystal has been freely suspended on a platinum membrane, amplifying the gong vibrations via the sound transmission pin.