Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2010
LOT 228
Blancpain Perp etual Calendar Blancpain, "Automatic", No. 81. Made in the 1990s. Fine, thin, self-winding, stainless steel and 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and a stainless steel Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by fitted box and setting pin.
HKD 20,000 - 30,000
USD 2,600 - 3,800 / EUR 2,000 - 3,200
Sold: HKD 40,800
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, stepped rounded bezel, straight lugs, snap-on case back, correctors on the band, sapphire crystal. D. Off-white with applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the week and the months, graduation for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 6511, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8.5 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |