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

LOT 357

Blancpain, Chronograph, No. 100. Produced in the early 1990's. Retailed by Tiffany & Co.Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with split-seconds round button chronograph, registers, date and an 18K yellow gold Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel and back, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. white with applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 12 hour and 30 minute registers, outer 1/5th second scale, aperture for the date. "Bâton" luminous yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 1185, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-sprin.Dial, case and movement signed. Dial also signed "Tiffany & Co.".Diam. 34 mm.