IWC circa 2010 Portuguese chronograph ref. IW371401, steel case with screw-down back (signed and numbered), brushed caseband. Silvered dial with applied Arabic numerals, pearled hour-markers and leaf hands. Two recessed counters: seconds at 6 o'clock and minutes at 12 o'clock, iron track on inner bezel. Alligator strap (Alligator Mississippiensis spp. CITES appendix II B) with steel IWC buckle. Movement: Mechanical self-winding caliber 79240. Diameter: 41 mm. Condition: very fine Case

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