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Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 25, 2002

LOT 413

Blancpain, "Répétition Minutes", No. 65. Produced in the 1990's. Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Blancpain buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. white with applied yellow gold Roman numerals on an off-white outer reserve, auxiliary seconds dial. "Feuille" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 0035, gilt brass "fausses-côtes" decoration, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, 21K gold rotor, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial and movement signed. Diam. 33 mm.