IWC. An 18K white gold automatic chronograph wristwatch Portuguese, Ref: 3714, Circa 2000

IWC. An 18K white gold automatic chronograph wristwatch Model: Portuguese Reference: 3714 Date: Circa 2000 Movement: 31-jewel Cal.79350 automatic, adjusted to 5 positions, No.3061261 Dial: Sunburst grey, applied polished Arabic numeral hour markers, outer polished dot minute divisions, raised outer 1/5th second divisions, subsidiary dials at 12 and 6 for seconds and 30 minute recording, polished leaf hands, centre chronograph hand Case: Brushed and polished round, back secured by 4 screws, crown flanked by twin chronograph pushers, No.3350549 Strap/Bracelet: Brown IWC alligator leather Buckle/Clasp: Signed 18K white gold buckle Signed: Case, dial & movement Size: 41mm Footnotes: The design of the Portugieser, although not the name, was first introduced in the 1930s and was so named due to the supposed influence of a Portuguese retailer for IWC, thought to be Messrs. Rodrigues and Antonio Teixera. Surprisingly the first dispatch of the now well known Portuguese design did not make its way to Portugal until 1942, selling initially in Eastern Europe. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com