Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 48

"Léman ? Alarm GMT" Blancpain, "Léman ? Alarm GMT", No. 60. Production of this reference started in 2004. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, two time-zone, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with alarm, date and an 18K pink gold Blancpain deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, screweddown transparent case back and crowns, signature on the band, the crown at 2 adjusts the time, the crown at 4 sets the alarm functions, screw-down pusher at 8 to switch the alarm on or off. D. Opaline silver with luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the second time-zone and the alarm, aperture for the date, sectors for the alarm power-reserve and the on/off indication. Luminous pink gold "épée" hands. M. Cal. 1241 G, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, single hammer for the alarm, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 14 mm.