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  • Manufacturer: IWC
    Year: 1993
    Reference No: 3711
    Case No: 2’552’053
    Model Name: Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph
    Material: 18K yellow gold
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. 79030, 29 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K yellow gold IWC pin buckle
    Dimensions: 42mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by IWC Certificate of Authenticity confirming date of delivery on December 6, 1993, fitted wooden presentation box, additional date wheel and day wheel in Italian, repair warranty card dated August 27, 2014, additional crocodile strap and 18K gold IWC pin buckle, product literature and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    At IWC, Günther Blümlein, the legendary technical director, in the early 1990s asked Richard Habring to think outside the box to create a caliber for the brand that could withstand the tolerance required by a split-seconds mechanism. Starting with the robust ETA 7750 chronograph movement, with its automatic winding system removed, the resulting base movement was thinner. A split seconds mechanism needed to be developed that would fit onto this modified caliber 7750, and Habring studied a Heuer pocket watch with split seconds housing a Valjoux 9 caliber. Doing away with the column wheel, he created a split seconds module thin enough to fit on top of the caliber 7750.

    IWC’s new split seconds chronograph was named the Pilot Doppel Chronograph, the reference 3711, and was launched in 1992 with the caliber 79030 as the brand's first serially produced split-seconds chronograph watch. It was the progenitor of a long line of distinguished tools watches that followed. The model was produced from 1993-1995 in stainless steel, yellow gold, and platinum. The watches were offered with black, white, and brown matte dials, along with calendars in English, German, Italian, and French. The present model is a rarely seen reference 3711-03 in yellow gold with black matte dial and English calendar. Preserved in excellent condition with sharp hallmarks, it is offered complete with an additional Italian calendar ring, as well as the original IWC Certificate of Authenticity dated December 6, 1993.

  • Artist Biography

    IWC

    Swiss • 1868

    With a clear focus on technology and development, the Swiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen has been producing timepieces of lasting value since 1868. The company has gained an international reputation based on a passion for innovative solutions and technical ingenuity. One of the world's leading brands in the luxury watch segment, IWC crafts masterpieces of haute horlogerie at their finest, combining high precision with masculine design. Vintage wristwatches such as the oversized Portugieser, Aquatimer, Ingenieur and the B-UHR pilots watch are especially desirable for collectors.

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Ref. 3711
A fine and attractive yellow gold split-seconds chronograph wristwatch with day and date, certificate of authenticity, and presentation box

1993
42mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement, and buckle signed

Estimate
$6,000 - 8,000 
CHF5,400-7,200
€5,600-7,500
HK$46,900-62,500
S$8,200-10,900

Sold for $12,065

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The New York Watch Auction: NINE

New York Auction 9 - 10 December 2023