Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 11, 2012

LOT 1

BLANCPAIN ? YELLOW GOLD CHRONOGRAPH AUTOMA-TIC Blancpain, ?Chronographe Automa-tique?, No. 1260. Sold on April 18th, 1992. Fine, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and an 18K yellow gold Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by a Blancpain box and Guarantee (now void).

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, curved lugs, snap-on case back, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals, outer fi fths of a second divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minutes and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 1185, rhodium plated, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 9.5 mm.