$76,700
“Tourbillon No. 01” Franck Muller, Genève, "Tourbillon - Calendrier Perpétuel - Chronographe Rattrapante”, No. 01, Ref. 1790QTR. Sold on Dec. 14, 2002. Extremely fine and very rare, 18K pink gold gentleman’s wristwatch with oneminute tourbillon regulator, round button split-seconds chronograph, register, perpetual calendar, leap year indication and an 18K pink gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, setting pin, 3 extra straps and a certificate. Three-body, solid, polished, straight and rounded lugs, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. Satiné silver with applied blued steel pyramid indexes on a “guilloché” reserve, “guilloché” ring dials for the days of the months, of the week, the months, the leap year and the 30-minute register. Blued steel “Breguet” hands. Cal. 14’’’, hand-engraved, gilt, 28 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with A-shaped steel frame under a polished steel cock, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring. Dial signed, case numbered. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 15 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-06-14
