Contemporary, Limited Edition and Col...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 13, 1999

LOT 79

Blancpain, Chronographe Rattrapante Automatique, No. 299, Ref. 1186-3318-55, 1990's. Very fine and rare, water-resistant to 3 atm., selfwinding, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button split-second chronograph, registers and date, 40 hours power reserve, with leather strap, 18K yellow gold Blancpain buckle.

C. three body, massive, polished, stepped bezel. D. white with applied yellow gold Roman numerals, auxiliary dials with painted Arabic numerals and indexes for the seconds, the 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, aperture for the date. "Baton" tritiumcoated gold hands. M. 9"' rhodium plated, 38 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, 5 adjustments, Kif shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, push-button on the 10 for start, stop and return to zero of the split-second hand. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 34 mm.