Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Mar 28, 2007

LOT 53

"Stainless Steel 2100 Set" Blancpain, No. 1/8. Made in a limited edition of 8 sets, each comprising 4 watches, in the late 1990s. Accompanied by the original fitted box and certificate. A. "Perpetual Calendar Chronograph " Very fine and rare, astronomic, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, phases of the moon, chronograph, and 30-minute register, with stainless steel bracelet. B. "Hundred Hours" Very fine and rare, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's 4-day going wristwatch with date and stainless steel bracelet. C. "Fly-Back Chronograph" Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button flyback chronograph, registers and date, with stainless steel bracelet. D. "Eight-Day Tourbillon" Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's 8-day going wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, power reserve indicator and date, with stainless steel bracelet.

C. Three-body, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, screwed-down case back, crown and buttons, signature on the band, sapphire crystals. D. Blue with painted luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the days of the month, of the week, the months and the leap year, sector for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. Luminous steel "epée" hands. M. Cal. FP 585, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 35 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 14 mm. C. Three-body, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, screwed-down case back and crown, signature on the band, sapphire crystals. D. Blue with painted luminous Arabic numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five minutes, aperture for the date. Luminous steel "epée" hands. M. Cal. 1151, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 18K gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm. C. Three-body, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, screwed-down case back, crown and buttons, signature on the band, sapphire crystals. D. Blue with luminous Arabic numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five minutes and 1/5 seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date at 6. M. Cal. FP 1185, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm. C. Three-body, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, screwed-down case back and crown, signature on the band, sapphire crystals. D. Blue with luminous Arabic numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five minutes, up-down sector at 6, date dial at 9, aperture to view the tourbillon at 12. Luminous steel "epée" hands. M. Cal. 25, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, flying tourbillon regulator with polished steel arms, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm.