Lot 28

Blancpain. A rare stainless steel water-resistant wristwatch with black dial and sweep center seconds made for the German Armed Forces

SIGNED BLANCPAIN, FIFTY FATHOMS, CIRCA 1960

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Blancpain. A rare stainless steel water-resistant wristwatch with black dial and sweep center seconds made for the German Armed Forces
Signed Blancpain, Fifty Fathoms, circa 1960
With nickel-finished lever movement, 17 jewels, the black dial with luminous polygonal, dot and baton indexes, luminous accents to the hands, sweep center seconds, yellow and orange insignia toward 6 o'clock reading 'No Radiations', the large tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case with screw back and screw down crown, large rotating black bezel calibrated for 60 units, case numbered, dial and movement signed
40 mm. diam.

Lot Essay

This watch is accompanied by its original Blancpain blue fitted presentation box and yellow tag releasing the watch from the German Armed Forces inventory.

The numbers on the outside of the caseback match the numbers on the tag.

The colorful insignia to the dial suggests that the watch was used by someone involved in nuclear or radiation technology.

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