RARE WATCHES, FINE JEWELS & MODERN ART

Monaco, Jul 17, 2018

LOT 125

BLANCPAIN TOURBILLON, DATE, POWER RESERVE, NO. 1/8 A fine, rare, limited, manual wind, 18k yellow-gold tourbillon wristwatch with date and power reserve. Rare et compliquée montre tourbillon avec date et réserve de marche en or jaune 18k. Bo îtier rond. Cadran argent avec index bâtons appliqués en or jaune. Mouvement mécanique.

EUR 20,000 - 30,000


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Brand Blancpain

Model Léman Tourbillon

Year circa 2000

Bracelet leather with 18k yellow gold Blancpain buckle

Numbers Case N. No. 1/8, Movement N. 422

Dimensions 38 mm.

Signature Case, Dial and Movement

Accessories original fitted box, instruction booklet

Notes

What is a Tourbillon? A Tourbillon is a regulating mechanism in which the escapement of a movement is housed within a revolving carriage. It was developed in an effort to obtain better precision. When a watch is in a vertical position, the force of gravity will speed the balance wheel as it moves in its downward (arc) direction and slow as it moves upward, creating deviation errors in the timekeeping. By placing the balance and escapement in a carriage that revolves 360o per minute, these errors become averaged and the timekeeping becomes constant and consequently adjustable. Created by Abraham Louis Breguet in 1795, the tourbillon is considered a difficult and complex achievement by any watch manufacture.

CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

For Jewels the buyer will pay to the order of Monaco Legend Group, in addition to the hammer price, a buyer’s premium of:
until 1.000.000 €: 28.80% TTC. (24% HT).
Major of 1.000.000 €:15% TTC (12,5% HT).
Watches are submitted to a premium of:
Until 250.000 €: 28.80% TTC. (24% HT). From 250.001 to 999.999 €: 24%TTC. (20% HT).
Major of 1.000.000 €:15% TTC. (12,5% HT).
Artworks are submitted to a fix premium of 30% TTC. (25% HT).
Vehicles are submitted to a premium of: Until 50.000 €: 18% TTC. (15% HT)
Major of 50.000 €: 15% TTC. (12,5% HT)
The lots marked with a * are liable to the relevant import VAT:
› › 20% of the additional charge for the watches and jewels.
› › 5.5% of the additional charge for the artworks.