Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 365

Yellow Gold Triple Date Blancpain, Automatic, Hundred Hours, 100 m/ 330 ft, No. 145, Ref. 6553. Made circa 1998, sold September 25th, 1999. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with triple date, moon phases, 100 hour power reserve and an 18K yellow gold Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by the original wooden box, guarantee and instruction manual. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, engraved signature on the case frame, screwed-down case back and crown, domed sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied radial yellow gold Roman numerals and baton indexes, outer graduation for the date, subsidiary seconds dial, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Skeletonized yellow gold epee hands. M. Cal. 6763, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.