Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 369

Blancpain Stainless Steel Tourbillon No. 1 Blancpain, "JB 1735 - Tourbillon", No. 1. Made in the 1990's. Very fine and rare, stainless steel wristwatch with 8-day power reserve, visible one-minute tourbillon regulator with off-centred balance, date and a stainless steel Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by a wooden fitted box, blank warranty and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, undercut curved band, the back with aperture for the visible tourbillon cage. D. White painted with applied steel radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials with painted Arabic numerals for the power-reserve indication and the date, aperture for the visible tourbillon cage with in-line escapement. Steel feuille hands. M. Cal. 9''', rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8 mm.