Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 21, 2003

LOT 44

Blancpain ?The Tourbillon?, Ref. 2625., No. 11. Produced circa 2000.Very fine and important, water-resistant, self-winding, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, power reserve, visible one minute flying tourbillon regulator and a 18K white gold Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by an original fitted box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, screwed-down transparent case back, crown and buttons, stepped bezel, domed sapphire crystal. D. black with luminous Arabic numerals, auxiliary dials for the days of the months, of the week, the months, sector for up-and-down indication between 4 and 5, aperture for the leap year and visible tourbillon regulator cage. "Epée" skeleton hands. M. Cal. 5625, rhodium-plated, "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 29 jewels, straight line lever escapement with one minute tourbilon regulator, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, 21,600 oscillations per hour, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 38 mm.