Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 218

Blancpain,"Platinum Masterpiece Collection", No. 75/99. Produced in a limited edition of 99 sets of six timepieces each in the 1990s. Accompanied by original fitted box, certificates, a video tape and a platinum cabochon ruby-set setting pin. Equipped with platinum Blancpain buckles. 1."Répétition Minutes" Very fine and rare, thin, minute-repeating, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back. D. White with applied white gold Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial. Platinum "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 33, gilt brass,"fausses côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.2."Phases de Lune"Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases.C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, transparent case back. D. White with applied white gold Roman numerals. White gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 21, rhodium-plated,"fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed.igned.Diam. 34 mm.4."Quantième Perpetuel"Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar.C. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, case back with porthole for the visible tourbillon cage. D. White with applied white gold Roman numerals, subsidiary for the up-and-down indication and the days of the month, aperture for the visible tourbillon cage. White gold "feuille" hands. M. Cal. 23, rhodium-plated,"fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement with flying tourbillon regulator with polished steel arms, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-aock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.6."Chronographe Rattrapante"Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, registers and date.