101st Auction
2019/11/16
Lot 594
Blancpain "Villeret Equation Marchante Pure", Case No. 43/50, Ref. 6038-344255B, Cal. 3863A, 38 mm, circa 2004
An extremely rare, automatic platinum wristwatch in mint condition, with perpetual calendar and equation of time - limited edition no. 43 of 50 pieces - with original box, certificate, operating instructions and cleaning cloth
Case: platinum, glazed push back, original platinum deployant clasp. Dial: silvered, window for equation mechanism.
When Blancpain launched their "Villeret Equation du Temps Marchante" model in 2004, the company created a benchmark in the history of watchmaking: they presented a wristwatch with perpetual calendar and equation of time display in combination with a minute hand that displayed solar time. The timepiece was available in a limited edition of platinum and rose gold pieces and fitted with the self-winding calibre 3863.
Produced in a small, limited series of only 50 pieces, the watch combines precise technology with timeless elegance and exudes a refined, classic appeal.
An extremely rare, automatic platinum wristwatch in mint condition, with perpetual calendar and equation of time - limited edition no. 43 of 50 pieces - with original box, certificate, operating instructions and cleaning cloth
Case: platinum, glazed push back, original platinum deployant clasp. Dial: silvered, window for equation mechanism.
When Blancpain launched their "Villeret Equation du Temps Marchante" model in 2004, the company created a benchmark in the history of watchmaking: they presented a wristwatch with perpetual calendar and equation of time display in combination with a minute hand that displayed solar time. The timepiece was available in a limited edition of platinum and rose gold pieces and fitted with the self-winding calibre 3863.
Produced in a small, limited series of only 50 pieces, the watch combines precise technology with timeless elegance and exudes a refined, classic appeal.
Sold
estimated
42.000—60.000 €
Price realized
39.000 €