Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 22, 2013

LOT 556

Blancpain Concept 2000 Steel and Rubber Blancpain, GMT 300m/1000ft, Concept 2000, No. 98. Made circa 2000. Fine, two time zone, stainless steel and black rubber, selfwinding, water resistant to 300m, wristwatch with date and uni-directional revolving bezel, on fitted stainless steel and rubber Blancpain bracelet with concealed double folding clasp.

C. Three-body, brushed, rubber-edged bidirectional rotating bezel with raised calibrations in 24 hours for the second time zone, protected screwed-down winding crown, screwed-down back, sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied luminous steel baton indexes and Arabic numerals, outer minute/seconds divisions, date aperture between 4 and 5. Luminous steel epee hands, red arrow for the second time zone. M. Cal. 5A50, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, beryllium balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 18K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 13 mm. Approx overall length 160 mm Property of a Japanese Collector