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A bidder from Czech Republic finally won the IWC Schaffhausen online auction (8 to 14 December 2008) to come home with the last pieces of IWC Pilot’s Watch: UTC Edition Antoine de Saint Exuperry in Platinum. Exceeding watch lovers from all over the world, The Czech also deserves a copy of the English edition of the novel “Terre des Hommes” (“Wind, Sand and Stars”) handsigned by the author, Antoine de Saint Exuperry.

How much was the price? US $46,700.

And the wonderful sum of money will be donated to the charitable organization SIPAR to helps promote the education of children in Cambodia.

charitable activity of SIPAR Organisation in Cambodia

SIPAR organization promote children’s education in Cambodia

“The non-governmental organisation “SIPAR”, established in Versailles in 1982, is attempting to raise a new generation of authors and graphic artists in Cambodia. Furthermore, it is publishing various series of books in the local language, Khmer, including classics of world literature such as “Le Petit Prince” (”The Little Prince”) by Antoine de Saint Exupéry. In addition to the erection of school libraries, the education of librarians, setting up educational centres and mobile book buses which serve outlying regions with reading matter, “SIPAR” has ambitious goals: by 2009, the organisation hopes to increase the number of school libraries to 200.”
(excerpt from IWC’s official website. Images from IWC’s official website)

IWC Pilot’s Watch UTC Edition with “Latécoère 25″ aircraft engraved at the backside

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