Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 09, 2009

LOT 314

Blancpain White Gold Flyback Chronograph Blancpain, "Flyback Chronograph," No. 14/99, Ref. 2185 F. Made in limited edition of 99 pieces in the 1990's. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with round button flyback chronograph, registers, date and an 18K white gold Blancpain deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, guarantee (now void) and instruction manual.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, buttons and crown, signature on the case band, stepped bezel, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with luminous Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous white gold épée hands. M. Cal. F185, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.