Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Dec 11, 2014
BLANCPAIN SPLIT SECONDS PERPETUAL CALENDAR PLATINUM Blancpain, "Chronographe Rattrapante - Perpetual Calendar", No. 04/100, Ref. 4286P. Made in a limited edition of 100 examples in 2003. Extremely fine, rare, heavy and large, self-winding, platinum wristwatch with round button co-axial split-seconds chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, phases and age of the moon and an 18k white gold Blancpain buckle.
Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, straight lugs, snap on case back, correctors on the band, sapphire crystal. Matte silver with applied white gold radial Roman numerals, outer minute and 1/5th second chronograph divisions, subsidiary dials for the 30-minute and 12-hour registers and the days of the month, of the week, the months and the leap year, sector graduated for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. White gold feuille hands. Cal. 56F9A, "oeil de perdrix" decoration 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, shock absorber, flat balance spring, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring, gold rotor.
Grading System | |
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |