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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 354

Blancpain, "Répétition Minutes", No. 13. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, self-winding, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with a platinum Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and manual.

C. three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. white with applied white gold Roman numerals on an off-white outer reserve, auxiliary seconds dial. "Feuille" white 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.