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Lot 3527
IWC. A FINE AND RARE OVERSIZED PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION WRISTWATCH
SIGNED IWC, SCHAFFHAUSEN, F.A. JONES PORTUGUESE MODEL, NO. 494/500, REF. 5442, MOVEMENT NO. 2'668'956, CASE NO. 3'130'338, CIRCA 2008
Closed30 November 2011
Price Realised
HKD 118,750
More Information
Specialist note
US$12,000-18,000
With IWC Guarantee dated 31 January 2008, product literature, original fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
The present watch is number 494 of a limited edition of 500 examples.
The IWC Portugieser F.A. Jones model was created to commemorate Florentine Ariosto Jones, the daring American businessman who founded IWC in Schaffhausen in 1868.
The classic, timeless design of its case is combined with a large ball-shaped crown and moon-style hands, elements unique to the F.A. Jones Portugieser model. It was made in a limited edition of 3000 examples in stainless steel, 1000 in 18K pink gold and only 500 in platinum.
With IWC Guarantee dated 31 January 2008, product literature, original fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
The present watch is number 494 of a limited edition of 500 examples.
The IWC Portugieser F.A. Jones model was created to commemorate Florentine Ariosto Jones, the daring American businessman who founded IWC in Schaffhausen in 1868.
The classic, timeless design of its case is combined with a large ball-shaped crown and moon-style hands, elements unique to the F.A. Jones Portugieser model. It was made in a limited edition of 3000 examples in stainless steel, 1000 in 18K pink gold and only 500 in platinum.