Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 76

Franck Muller, Genève, "Endurance 24", No. 50, Ref. 2880 En. Made in 1999. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, 24-hour dial and an 18K yellow gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

USD 6,000 - 8,000

EUR 5,000 - 6,700

Sold: USD 5,428

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, screwed-down case back with ?Endurance 24? decoration, domed sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals in 24-hour graduation, outer minute graduation in red Arabic markers and outer 1/5th seconds scale, sunk subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Luminous blued steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 1870, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

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Endurance 24
The Endurance 24 was produced in limited editions of 500 examples in stainless steel, 50 in 18K yellow, red, pink and white gold, and 50 in platinum. They featured various dial colors like black, white, orange, cream-colored or bluish-grey.