$40,250
Franck Muller, "Cintrée Curvex, Imperial Tourbillon", No. 06, Ref. 2852 T. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine and very rare, tonneau-shaped and curved, platinum gentleman’s wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, enamel dial and a platinum Franck Muller buckle. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent and hand-engraved case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. Translucent imperial blue enamel withsilver painted oversized radial Breguet numerals, aperture for the visible tourbillion regulator under a polished steel bridge at 6, carrying the blued steel "serpentine"seconds hand. White gold "spade" hands. Cal. TFM 95 first quality, rhodium plated, hand-engraved, 19 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with 3 polished equidistant steel arms, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 30 x 43 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-09-22
