Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 339

Imperial Tourbillon No. 09 Franck Muller, "Cintrée Curvex Imperial Tourbillon", No. 09, Ref. 585OT. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, curved, tonneau-shaped, platinum wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and an 18Kwhite gold Franck Muller deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Translucent Imperial blue enamel with silver painted radial Breguet numerals, aperture for the visible tourbillion regulator under a polished steel bridge at 6, carrying the blued steel serpentine seconds hand. White gold double spade hands.M. Cal. 6587, ?first quality?, tonneau-shaped, rhodium plated, engraved, 19 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with three polished equidistant steel arms, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 32 x 39 mm. Thickness 12 mm.