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Blancpain. A Fine and Rare 18k Pink Gold Automatic Tourbillon Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch
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Blancpain. A Fine and Rare 18k Pink Gold Automatic Tourbillon Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch

Signed Blancpain, Tourbillon Chronograph Model, Ref. 2188F, No. 22, Circa 2001

Closed7 June 2016

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USD 30,000

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Blancpain. A Fine and Rare 18k Pink Gold Automatic Tourbillon Flyback Chronograph Wristwatch
Signed Blancpain, Tourbillon Chronograph Model, Ref. 2188F, No. 22, Circa 2001
Cal. 23F8 automatic lever movement, pierced and engraved rotor, 39 jewels, one minute tourbillon carriage visible through an aperture in the dial, cream dial, applied baton numerals, skeletonized luminous tipped hands, two subsidiary dials for 12 hours and 30 minutes resisters, circular case, stepped bezel, two screw down chronograph buttons in the band, sapphire crystal display screw back, 18k pink gold Blancpain deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
38mm diam.

Property from an Important Private Collection

Specialist note

Accompanied by a Blancpain Guarantee dated April 4th, 2001 and a Blancpain presentation box.

The present watch is a remarkable and rare example of Blancpain watchmaking featuring both a tourbillon and chronograph, a remarkable feat of micro-engineering.