50,400 CHF
Imperial Tourbillon Chronographe Franck Muller, Geneve, "Cintrée Curvex, Imperial Tourbillon Chronographe", No. 12, Ref. 7850 CC T. Made circa 2000. Very fine and very rare, large, tonneau-shaped and curved, 18K white gold wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, oval button chronograph and a platinum Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. Guilloché silver with painted luminous and oversized radial Arabic numerals, 30-minute register, aperture at 6 for the visible tourbillion cage with its polished steel bridge, carrying the serpentine seconds hand. Blued steel luminous lozenge hands. Cal. 029, tonneau-shaped, 25 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with 3 equidistant polished steel arms, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also engraved “First quality”. Dim. 35 x 48 mm. Thickness 14 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2009-05-10
