Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 148

BLANCPAIN CHRONOGRAPH AUTOMATIC YELLOW GOLD Blancpain, Chronograph Automatic, No. 447. Made circa 1996. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers and date.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, curved lugs, screw-down case back and crown, sapphire crystal. D. White with applied yellow gold faceted baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track with 5-second Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 30-minutes and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous yellow gold skeletonized arrow hands with luminous tips. M. Cal. 1185, rhodium plated, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.