I covered this excellent Saint du Exuperry Watch some time ago. And now, the IWC watch reprises on the internet auction.
Between 8 and 14 December 2008, IWC Schaffhausen offers you the opportunity to bid for a watch that will never be available again - the Pilot’s Watch UTC Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry in platinum.
The last piece of watch, salute to the French pilot, author and adventurer will come with a copy of English edition of novel “Terre des Hommes” (”Wind, Sand and Stars”), hand-signed by the author, Antoine de Saint Exupéry.
The proceeds of the charity auction will go to the SIPAR organization, which works in Cambodia to fight illiteracy by publishing children’s books and setting up school libraries.
Limited Edition ICW Saint Exupery Watch, a tribute to Le Petit Prince
IWC internet auction was first held ten years ago on 1st of December 1998 as the model Mark 11, a veteran from the IWC’s own collection, was put on a bid for the benefit of the Red Cross. Since then the ICW’s wonderful idea has been an eagerly awaited event.
IWC Mark XI (Mark 11) was on the first watch auction on internet in 1998
In 1998, IWC chief executive officer Michael P. Sarp called the the first ever watch auction on internet “a breakthrough for the watchmaking industry” and one from which he expected “a lot of feedback.”
“The timepiece being auctioned was the 107th Mark XI to be made in 1957. Its movement, dial and case are original but have been cleaned and refurbished by IWC. The strap and clasp are replacements.”
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