Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 208

?Moon Phases? Blancpain, "Automatic JB 1735", No. 2798. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, astronomic, triple date, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Blancpain buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, flat sapphire crystal, correctors on the band. D. White with applied yellow gold radial Roman numerals, concentric graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "Feuille" hands. M. Cal. 95, rhodium- plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 19 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 8.8 mm.