Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Nov 27, 2016
BLANCPAIN FIFTY FATHOMS ROTOMATIC INCABLOC STEEL Blancpain, "Fifty Fathoms" Rotating Incabloc. Made in the 1950's. Unusual, stainless steel, center-seconds, self- winding, water-resistant, diver's wristwatch with revolving bezel.
Two-body, polished, screw-down reverse, bi-directional revolving black bezel with luminous 5 minute markers. Black with luminous dart indexes and quarter Arabic numerals, inner white minute ring with square luminous quarters. Luminous index hands. Cal. AS 1361N, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring.