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Blancpain
Ref. 0225-3434-53B
A very fine and rare platinum semi-skeletonized wristwatch with tourbillon regulator, power reserve, date, certificate and box, numbered 68 of a limited edition of 288 pieces
- Estimate
- HK$390,000 - 620,000€44,000 - 69,900$50,000 - 79,500
HK$350,000
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Blancpain
- Year
- Circa 2009
- Reference No
- 0225-3434-53B
- Movement No
- 0116
- Case No
- 68/288
- Material
- Platinum
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 225, 36 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Crocodile
- Clasp/Buckle
- Platinum Blancpain double deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 43mm Diameter
- Signed
- Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
- Accessories
- Accompanied by Blancpain Warranty card stamped by the Hong Kong Blancpain Boutique and dated July 12, 2009, wooden fitted presentation box and outer packaging.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
Uniquely beautiful and extremely fine, the semi-skeletonized dial of this watch is literally an artwork for the wrist. Impressing the beholder with its large diameter, skeletonized movement, and mesmerizing tourbillon carriage at 12 o'clock, the present timepiece is a remarkable example of Blancpain's ingenuity, heritage and technical prowess. Completed with its original guarantee and an impressive fitted presentation box, the present lot is an exceptional opportunity for watch collectors to possess an unbeatable masterpiece from one of the most prestigious Swiss watchmaking manufacturers.
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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