Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Mar 19, 2016

LOT 229

BLANCPAIN LE BRASSUS EQUATION MARCHANTE CALENDRIER PERPETUEL PLATINUM Blancpain, "Le Brassus Equation Marchante Calendrier Perpétuel," No. 41/50. Made in a limited edition of 50 pieces circa 2008. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with Equation Marchante, perpetual calendar, leap year indication, and a platinum Blancpain deployant clasp.

HKD 194,000 - 270,000

USD 25,000 - 35,000 / CHF 25,000 - 35,000

Sold: HKD 275,000

Three-body, solid, polished, stepped rounded bezel, screwed-down back, crown and buttons, correctors in the band, sapphire crystals. White with applied white gold baton roman indexes, outer minute divisions, subsidiary dials for the days of the week, the date, the months, the leap year, retrograde sector graduated for the age of the moon, aperture for equation cam combined with constant seconds. White gold épée hands, gold hand with sun for real solar time indication. Cal. 3863, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes and oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 39 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, engraved rotor representing the sun, the moon and a star.


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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

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 42 mm. THICKNESS 12.5 mm.