$9,440
"2100” Blancpain, "2100 - Moon Phase Calendar", No. 09/15, Ref. 2763. Made in a limited edition of 15 examples in the late 1990s. Very fine and rare, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant to 100m/330ft, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date calendar, moon phases, 100 hours power-reserve and an 18K pink gold Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, setting pin and certificate. Four-body, solid, polished, rounded stepped bezel, straight lugs, hinged case back, screwed-down transparent cover over the movement, signature engraved on the case band, sapphire crystals. Opaline silver with applied pink gold faceted indexes and Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, outer graduation for the date, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Luminous pink gold "épée" hands. Cal. 6763, rhodium-plated, "fausses cotes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-03-15