Blancpain - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: SEVEN Hong Kong Monday, November 26, 2018 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Blancpain
    Year: Circa 2000s
    Model Name: Blancpain Flyback
    Material: Chrome plastic
    Calibre: Quartz
    Dimensions: 410mm diameter
    Signed: Case signed by maker, dial signed Blancpain

  • Catalogue Essay

    Ruegg SA is a Chaux de Fond firm known their production of manufacturer wall clocks. These were typically given to retailers, and occasionally find their way to auction. The present example is a wall clock replica of Blancpain’s well-known Flyback chronograph. The clock is in excellent overall condition, and the quartz movement is running with a battery.

  • Artist Biography

    Blancpain

    Swiss • 1735

    As the watchmaking brand with the earliest founding date, Blancpain remains close to tradition, concentrating on classical mechanical watches. Established in 1735 by Jehan-Jacques Blancpain, the Le Brassus manufacturer today continues to innovate with the development of high-quality calibres and is proud of their heritage, having never made quartz watches. One of the firm's greatest successes was the Fifty Fathom wristwatch introduced in 1953 — the vintage models of which are now highly coveted by collectors. The earliest dive watch available to the market, Fifty Fathom came out a year prior to Rolex's Submariner.  Another key model is the Air Command from the 1960s, considered one of the most mythical collector's watches due to their extreme rarity. Today, the firm specializes in creative innovated complicated timepieces. 

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THIS LOT IS TO BE SOLD WITH NO RESERVE

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Lot offered with No Reserve

An attractive chrome plastic wall clock with center seconds

Circa 2000s
410mm diameter
Case signed by maker, dial signed Blancpain

Estimate
HK$24,000 - 40,000 
€2,700-4,400
$3,100-5,100

Sold for HK$25,000

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: SEVEN

Hong Kong Auction 27 November 2018