Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Nov 12, 2006

LOT 75

White Gold "Cintrée Curvex Chronographe" Franck Muller, Genève, "Cintrée Curvex Chronographe", No. 162, Ref. 5850CC. Made in the 1990s. Fine, tonneau-shaped and curved, water-resistant to 30 m., 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with oval button chronograph, register and an 18K white gold Franck Muller buckle.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, case back with four screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. Silver ?flinqué? with painted Arabic numerals, inner concentric 60- minute graduation with blue radial Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30 minute register. Blued steel ?Breguet? hands. M. Cal. 1872, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 32 x 45 mm.