Property of a Distinguished Asian Gentleman
980Σ
Blancpain
Ref. 4298Q-2642
Villeret
A white gold limited edition triple calendar wristwatch with moon phases
- Estimate
- HK$50,000 - 100,000€6,000 - 12,000$6,400 - 12,500
HK$56,250
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Blancpain
- Year
- Circa 2006
- Reference No
- 4298Q-2642
- Model Name
- Villeret
- Material
- 18k white gold
- Calibre
- Automatic, 6763, 31 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Brown <em>Blancpain </em>crocodile leather strap
- Clasp/Buckle
- 18k white gold <em>Blancpain </em>buckle
- Dimensions
- 38 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed, movement further engraved 130/250</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Blancpain </em>International Warranty dated 31 August 2006, product literature, pouch, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
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Catalogue Essay
The Blancpain's Villeret is the brand's most classic collection. Villeret is also the name of the native village of the manufacture. The present watch features a triple calendar and moon phases and is cased in white gold. The case back is also hinged, allowing one to marvel its complicated movement.
Blancpain
Swiss | 1735As 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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