Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 87

Blancpain Leman Stainless Steel Tourbillon No 34 Blancpain, Leman "JB 1735 ? Tourbillon - Automatic", No. 34. Made circa 2005. Very fine, stainless steel, self-winding wristwatch with 8-day power- reserve, visible one-minute tourbillon regulator with off-centre balance, date and a stainless steel Blancpain bracelet with double deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, undercut curved band, transparent back, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with applied steel baton numerals, subsidiary dials with arabic numerals for the power-reserve indication and the date, aperture for the visible tourbillon cage with in-line escapement. Steel luminous feuille hands. M. Cal. 23, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 5 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 18k gold engraved rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37.5 mm. Thickness 10.5 mm. Approx. overall length 175 mm.