Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 21, 2003

LOT 93

Blancpain, "Perpetual Calendar", No. 296. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine, thin, astronomic, self-winding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Blancpain buckle.

C. three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. satine silver with applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the leap year, graduation for the age of the moon, aperture for the moon phases. "Bâton" yellow gold hands. M. Cal. 953, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensaing flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.