161,000 HKD
Blancpain, "JB 1735 - Répétition Minutes - 0035 three precious metals set No. 1". Produced in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, minute-repeating, self-winding, 18K yellow gold and platinum gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Blancpain buckle. Three-body, bi-colored, solid, polished, yellow gold stepped bezel, platinum case and lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. White with applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals on a sunk outer reserve, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. Cal. 0035, gilt brass, "fausses côtes" decoration, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring, 21K gold rotor, repeating on gongs by means of a slide on the band.Dial and movement signed.Diam. 33 mm.This watch is from the first set of three watches called “Three Precious Metals” made by Blancpain in the 1990s.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-06-06
