Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 07, 2011

LOT 294

BLANCPAIN REF. 2185F YELLOW GOLD FLYBACK CHRONOGRAPH Blancpain, "Leman Flyback Chronograph," No. 244. Made circa 2000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date, round screw-down button chronograph, registers and an 18K yellow gold Blancpain deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, polished, stepped rounded bezel, screwdown case back, crown and chronograph buttons, signature on the band, concave lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12 hours and 30- minute registers, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous yellow gold epée hands. M. Cal. F 185, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, self-compensating fl at balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.