Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 21, 2003

LOT 90

Blancpain, "Tourbillon No. 42". Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, 8 days power reserve, date.

C. three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, case back with aperture for the tourbillon cage, sapphire crystal. D. satiné silver with applied pink gold radial Roman numerals, auxiliary dials for the up-and-down indication and the days of the months, aperture for the visible tourbillon cage. "Feuille" pink gold hands. M. Cal. 23, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement with tourbillon regulator and polished steel arms, monometallic balance adjustedto 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.