106th Auction
2022/5/21
Lot 282
BlancpainVilleret Répétition Minutes
An extremely rare wristwatch with minute repeating mechanism
Sold
estimated
16.000—25.000 €
Price realized
21.900 €
specific features
Case
18 K gold, glazed push back, lateral slide for repeating mechanism.
Dial
Two-tone white.
Movement
Automatic.
Diam.34 mm
Circa1995
Ctry.Switzerland
Given the great challenge of fitting a repeating mechanism into a wristwatch case, wristwatches with minute repeaters are among the rarest complications in 20th century watchmaking. With the Villeret Répétition Minutes, Blancpain presented one of the most complex and smallest minute repeater movements in 1988. This exceptional movement - the flattest in the world - made Blancpain a specialist in the manufacture of these extraordinary masterpieces.