$8,280
Franck Muller, Genève, "Conquistador King", Ref. 8005 CC. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine, large, tonneau-shaped and curved, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with oval shaped button chronograph, register, date and a stainless steel Franck Muller buckle. Two-body, polished, case back with 4 screws, screwed-down winding-crown, domed sapphire crystal. “Guilloché” gray with luminous painted radial Arabic numerals, sunk guilloché subsidiary dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous steel "feuille" hands. Cal. FM 7000, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperatures, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 40 x 47 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-12-01