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SIGNED BLANCPAIN, MODEL DESERT STROM II, NO. 1/8, 1999
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BLANCPAIN. A FINE AND RARE LIMITED EDITION SET OF FOUR 18K PINK GOLD SELF-WINDING WRISTWATCHES
SIGNED BLANCPAIN, MODEL DESERT STROM II, NO. 1/8, 1999
All with skeletonised nickel finished jewelled lever movements, gilt rotor, matt black dial with luminous Arabic numerals and hands, each circular case with stepped bezel,
the first, a chronograph wristwatch with perpetual calendar and phases of the moon, the dial with three subsidiary dials for the month and leap year, date and 30 minute register, day and 12 hour register, aperture for phases of the moon and lunar calendar, two screw down chronograph buttons in the band;
the second, a chronograph wristwatch, the dial with three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, two screw down chronograph buttons in the band;
the third, a triple calendar wristwatch with phases of the moon, the dial with dtae ring, central date hand, apertures of the day, month and phases of the moon combined with the lunar calendar;
the last, an eight day tourbillon wristwatch with date and up and down indicator, the dial with aperture for one minute tourbillon with mono-metallic compensation balance, subsidiary dial indicating the date, fan-shaped eight day up and down indicator,
each with an 18K pink gold Blancpain buckle deployant clasp, certificate, in a Blancpain wooden fitted box and outer packaging, all cases, dials and movements signed
37 mm. diam.
Produced in 1999, this set of watches was limited to eight sets only with this set being number 1.
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SIGNED BLANCPAIN, MODEL DESERT STROM II, NO. 1/8, 1999
All with skeletonised nickel finished jewelled lever movements, gilt rotor, matt black dial with luminous Arabic numerals and hands, each circular case with stepped bezel,
the first, a chronograph wristwatch with perpetual calendar and phases of the moon, the dial with three subsidiary dials for the month and leap year, date and 30 minute register, day and 12 hour register, aperture for phases of the moon and lunar calendar, two screw down chronograph buttons in the band;
the second, a chronograph wristwatch, the dial with three subsidiary dials indicating constant seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, two screw down chronograph buttons in the band;
the third, a triple calendar wristwatch with phases of the moon, the dial with dtae ring, central date hand, apertures of the day, month and phases of the moon combined with the lunar calendar;
the last, an eight day tourbillon wristwatch with date and up and down indicator, the dial with aperture for one minute tourbillon with mono-metallic compensation balance, subsidiary dial indicating the date, fan-shaped eight day up and down indicator,
each with an 18K pink gold Blancpain buckle deployant clasp, certificate, in a Blancpain wooden fitted box and outer packaging, all cases, dials and movements signed
37 mm. diam.
Produced in 1999, this set of watches was limited to eight sets only with this set being number 1.
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