IWC Da Vinci, Reference 3750
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1993
Maker / issuer
IWCThis IWC Da Vinci, Reference 3750, is an 18k yellow gold automatic perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch dating to circa 1993 according to Sotheby's. The 39 mm diameter case features hinged T-bar lugs, round chronograph pushers, and a snap-on case back.
Its white dial incorporates four subsidiary displays for perpetual calendar and chronograph functions, including moon phases at 12 o'clock, Italian calendar indications, and a four-digit year window between 7 and 8 o'clock. The movement is an automatic calibre 79061 with 36 jewels.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch
- Calibre
- cal. 79061 automatic, 36 jewels
- Reference
- 3750
- Case Number
- 2'422'852
- Case Diameter
- 39 mm
- Case Material
- 18k yellow gold
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Movement Number
- 2'424'023
- Maker / attribution
- IWC
Design
- Visible features
- • White dial with Italian day and month abbreviations (DOM, LUN, MAR; GEN, FEB, MAR, etc.) • Four-digit year indicator showing '1996' • Blued chronograph hands paired with yellow gold-toned time hands and applied hour batons • Brown alligator leather strap attached via cylindrical hinged lugs • Round chronograph pushers flanking a fluted crown
- Case Construction and Strap
- The watch is constructed with an 18k yellow gold case measuring 39 mm in diameter and features a snap-on case back. Visual inspection shows cylindrical hinged lugs attaching the strap and round chronograph pushers flanking a fluted crown. Catalog specifications state the closure consists of an IWC alligator strap paired with an 18k yellow gold buckle, with observations noting a brown leather alligator strap.
- Identity and Classification
- This timepiece is an IWC Da Vinci, Reference 3750, described in the auction catalog as an 18k yellow gold perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon phases and year indication. Sotheby's dates the piece to circa 1993. The catalog records case number 2'422'852 and movement number 2'424'023, while noting that the watch is signed on the case, dial, and movement.
- Dial Display and Visible Features
- The catalog documents a white dial, which is observed with applied yellow gold-toned hour batons, matching time hands, and blued chronograph hands. Four subsidiary displays register perpetual calendar and chronograph functions, including moon phases at the 12 o'clock position. Calendar indications feature Italian day and month abbreviations (such as DOM, LUN, MAR, and GEN, FEB, MAR). Positioned between 7 and 8 o'clock is an aperture displaying a four-digit year, shown as '1996' in the catalog photograph.
Identification
- Reference
- 3750
- Serial number
- 2'422'852
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement and interior case back are not visible in the provided image
- Research required: Source notes no box, papers, or additional accessories accompany the lot