Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 204

Blancpain ?Le Brassus Havana? Platinum - Perpetual Calendar - GMT Blancpain, "Perpetual Calendar GMT Automatic, Havana" No. 45/150, Ref. 4277. Made in a limited edition of 150 pieces in 2006, sold November 3rd, 2006. Very fine, two time zone, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and a platinum Blancpain deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original wooden Blancpain box, guarantee, instruction manual and cigar cutter.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, straight lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Havana brown with applied white gold radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, the week, the months and the leap year, graduation for the age of the moon, concentric graduation for second time zone in 24 hours, aperture for the moon phases. White gold feuille hands, red arrow for the second time zone. M. Cal. 55A5A, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 28 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm.