Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 259

Pink Gold ?Régulateur? Franck Muller, Genève, Cintrée Curvex "Régulateur", No 17, Ref. 2852 SR. Made in limited edition in the 1990s. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, curved, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with regulator dial and an 18K pink gold Franck Muller buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 4 screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. Guilloché silver with red-painted Arabic numerals for the minutes, subsidiary dial with black-painted radial Roman numerals for the hours at 12, subsidiary seconds dial. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. Cal. 7500, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 31 x 43 mm. Thickness 10 mm.