Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 28, 2014
LOT 192
BLANCPAIN REF. 2100 TOURBILLON FLYBACK SPLIT CHRONOGRAPH PLATINUM Blancpain, "Tourbillon Fly-Back Split-Seconds Chronograph, Automatic," No. 23/99, Ref. 2100. Made in a limited edition of 99 pieces in 1999 to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the creation of Blancpain's first split second chronograph. Very fine and important, water-resistant, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with fly-back round button split-seconds chronograph, visible one minute flying tourbillon regulator and a platinum Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted wooden box and a booklet.
HKD 390,000 - 540,000
USD 50,000 - 70,000 / CHF 45,000 - 62,000
Sold: HKD 450,000
Three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down case back, crown and buttons, transparent back, stepped bezel, sapphire crystals. Black with outer 1/5th seconds track and 5-second Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the 12 hour and 30 minute registers, the hours and minutes with painted luminous Arabic numerals at 12, aperture for the tourbillon cage at 6. Luminous epée hands. Cal. 23F9A, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 39 jewels, straight-line lever escapement with one minute flying tourbillon regulator, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring.
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Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
