IWC International Watch Company

IWC

Portuguese Minute Repeater

Re. 5240 / 07

Circa 2004

43mm. white gold case with repeat slide in the band, white gold marks between the lugs, movement viewing sapphire crystal in the case back engraved Repetition Minutes around the back bezel together with the watch number 303****

Silver dial with plexi-glass signed International Watch Co. Schaffhausen with applied Arabic numerals, seconds at 9 and white gold hour and minute feuille hands

Fully signed, calibre 95290 manual movement with 43-hour power reserve and 54 jewels

22mm Black crocodile strap with the original IWC white gold buckle

This watch is wonderful in pristine condition. The case is unblemished, the dial is perfect and the movement has been recently serviced. It has a new fine quality Hirsch crocodile strap which has been re-fitted with the original IWC white gold bracelet. The repeat is working perfectly and sounds as clear as a bell. The model 5240/07 was produced by IWC in white gold was introduced in 1995 and discontinued in 2005. IWC The International Watch Company was founded in 1868 by an American called Florentine Ariosto Jones; Jones was then a director of the famous American clock and watchmaking company E. Howard & Co. Jones set up the new IWC factory in Schaffhausen in the north east of Switzerland. In the 1880's the company was taken over by the Rauschenbach family who owned it until 1986. It was subsequently bought by the LMH Group who also had interests in Jaeger Le Coultre, A. Lange & Sohne & Audemars Piguet. In 200 IWC was acquired by the Richemont Group for $2.8 billion.