Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

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

LOT 77

Yellow Gold "Cintrée Curvex - Big Ben Alarm" Franck Muller, Genève, "Cintrée Curvex - Big Ben Alarm", No. 10, Ref. 2851 AL. Made circa 2001. Fine, tonneau-shaped and curved, center-seconds, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with alarm, two crowns and an 18K yellow gold Franck Muller buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, domed sapphire crystal. D. Beige enamel with painted blaack stylized Arabic numerals, inner concentric fifths of a second track with red Arabic five minute/seconds, the crown at 2 activates the alarm hand setting, the crown at 4 sets the hands and winds. Blued steel "spade" hands, "serpentine" with arrow for the alarm. M. Cal. 7850, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 30 x 44 mm. Thickness 12 mm.