Le Petit Prince Perpetual -01

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Le Petit Prince Perpetual -01

Reference
IW502801 IW5028-01
Case Material
Platinum
Original Release
2013
Limited edition
LE 1
Movement
Perpetual Calendar
Numbering
'UNIQUE PIECE' engraved on rotor
Dial color
Blue Midnight (Radiant)
Size
46.0mm height / 15.5 mm diameter
Calibre
51613
Original Strap
Brown calfskin strap with ivory stitching
Other
Accompanied with a limited edition book with a facsimile of the French handwritten manuscript of “Le Petit Prince” and a reproduction of the first edition of “The Little Prince” from 1943 in English.
Nov 12, 2013 - On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the first publication of “The Little Prince” Sotheby’s on behalf of IWC auctioned this unique Big Pilot “Le Petit Prince” in platinum in aid of the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation. The proceeds of the sale (173,000 CHF) were given to the Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation to contribute to the construction of a school in Cambodia.