$4,140
Blancpain, "Chronograph", "Centennial Olympic Games Atlanta 1996" No. 16/100, Ref. 2185. Produced in a limited edition of 100 examples in 1996 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and a stainless steel Blancpain buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. three-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, case back embossed with the logo of the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996, domed sapphire crystal. white with applied faceted steel indexes, auxiliary dials for the seconds, the 30 minute and 12 hour registers, aperture for the date. Luminous and skele- tonized steel "Bâton" hands. Cal. 1185, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-cmpen- sating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-12-02
