Gazette Drouot - C apencheres

The 1735 by Blancpain
Looking for a timeless model symbolising Swiss watchmaking
expertise? Then the 1735 by Blancpain will suit
you perfectly… although it has a tidy estimate of
€380,000/450,000. The oldest watch-making
company in the world, Blancpain has been
making increasingly sophisticated pieces since
1735. Here, this bracelet watch numbered
30/30, the star of a Vienna sale on 29
November (Dorotheum), is a timepiece
combining various complications: minute
repeater, tourbillon, perpetual calendar,
moon phases and split-second chronograph.
Stéphanie Perris-Delmas
UPCOMING AUCTIONS THE MAGAZINE
Diamonds and rubies
There are sales that don't make much of a
splash in the market, but deliver impressive
quality jewellery. This is the case with this one in
Paris, on 26 November, staged by the auction
house Millon & Associés, whose catalogue
includes great names of the Place Vendôme like
Cartier, Boucheron and Van Cleef & Arpels. Star
pieces include a ring by Poiray embellished with a
935 ct cushion cut diamond certified extra white +
(€270,000/290,000), vying with a 9.27ct radiant cut
jonquil diamond ("Fancy yellow" with VVS1 purity:
€129,000/134,000) and, rarer still, a grey gold ring sporting
a 5.94 ct pear-cut diamond certified exceptional
white + (D), estimated at €160,000/180,000. This is a type II
stone, found in less than 2% of the refined diamond jewellery
produced. We might also mention a watch by Patek
Philippe which is a real collector's item, despite its low estimate
(€10,000/12,000). According to the sale catalogue, this is a unique
piece from a small edition of seven with an Indian chief theme. The
platinum and diamond necklace from 1955-1960 (illustration) is one of
seven models Wolfers designed for the wedding of Baudouin, king of the
Belgians, and Princess Fabiola. This one was owned by one of Belgium's
great aristocratic families (€42,000/46,000).