Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong - Kong, Oct 09, 2010

LOT 42

Blancpain Flyback titanium Blancpain, "Leman Flyback Chronograph", No. 127, Ref. 2185F-1130. Made in a limited edition circa 2000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, titanium wristwatch with round screw-down button flyback chronograph, registers, date, 40 hours autonomy and a titanium Blancpain deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box, warranty, hang tag and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, brushed, screw-down case back, crown and buttons, signature on the band, rounded stepped bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th second track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30- minute registers, aperture for the date at 6. Steel épée hands with luminous tips. M. Cal. F185, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes 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.