Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 21, 2003

LOT 92

Blancpain, Chronograph Rattrapante, No. 051. Produced in the early 1990's.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.

C. three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel and back, straight lugs, engraved case back "Marc", 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-comensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.