$31,050
Blancpain, "Tourbillon No. 59". Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillonregulator, 8-day power reserve, date and a Blancpain platinum buckle. Accompanied by box andcertificate. three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, case back with aperture for the tourbillon cage, sapphire crystals. satiné silver with applied white gold radial Roman numerals, auxiliary dials for the up-and-down indication and the days of the months, aperturefor the visible tourbillon cage. White gold "Feuille" hands. Cal. 23, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 19 jewels, straight line lever escapement withtourbillon regulator with polished steel arms, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shockabsorber,self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 34 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-12-02
