IWC. A fine platinum limited edition automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with 7-day power reserve, digital year display, moon phases, guarantee and box
Many of the watches offered for sale in this catal… Read more IWCPortugieser Ref. 5021 Perpetual Calendar Double Moon No. 71/250
IWC. A fine platinum limited edition automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with 7-day power reserve, digital year display, moon phases, guarantee and box

Signed IWC, Schaffhausen, Portuguese Perpetual Calendar model, no. 071/250, Ref. IW502111, movement no. 2’928’533, case no. 2’915’753, circa 2003

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IWC. A fine platinum limited edition automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with 7-day power reserve, digital year display, moon phases, guarantee and box
Signed IWC, Schaffhausen, Portuguese Perpetual Calendar model, no. 071/250, Ref. IW502111, movement no. 2’928’533, case no. 2’915’753, circa 2003
Movement: cal. 50611, automatic, 66 jewels, signed
Dial: signed
Case: glazed display back secured by six screws, 44.2 mm. diam., signed
With: platinum IWC deployant clasp, IWC Certificate confirming delivery of the present watch on 30 September 2003, blank IWC service guarantee, product literature, cleaning cloth, wooden presentation box and outer cardboard packaging
Special Notice
Many of the watches offered for sale in this catalogue are pictured with straps made of endangered or protected animal materials such as alligator or crocodile. These endangered species straps are shown for display purposes only and are not for sale. Christie’s will remove and retain the strap prior to shipment from the sale site. At some sale sites, Christie’s may, at its discretion, make the displayed endangered species strap available to the buyer of the lot free of charge if collected in person from the sale site within 1 year of the date of the sale. Please check with the department for details on a particular lot.

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Lot Essay

This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. The watch will be supplied with a calf leather strap

The present IWC wristwatch is number 71 of the limited series of only 250 examples of this model in platinum. It is furthermore preserved in excellent overall condition and sold with the original certificate and box.

Ref. 5021 was introduced in 2003 and discontinued in 2008, pairing IWC's self-winding 7-day movement with Kurt Klaus' ingenious perpetual calendar module. Moreover, the timepiece features a 'Double Moon' moon phases display, allowing its owner to read the moon phases in both the southern and northern hemisphere.

During the relatively short production period of this reference, its caliber has been changed three times: between 2003 and 2005 the model was powered with the caliber 50611, such as the present wristwatch, followed in 2005 until 2006 with the caliber 51612 and from 2007 until 2008 with the caliber 51614.

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