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New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001

LOT 93

Franck Muller, Genève, "Cintrée Curvex Power Reserve", No. 18, Ref No. 2852 PW. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with power reserve indicator with an 18K white gold Franck Muller buckle.

USD 5,800 - 6,200

C. two-body, solid, polished, case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. "guilloché" silver with black painted Arabic numerals, auxiliary dial for the seconds, power reserve indicator. "Spade" blued steel hands. M. 9''', stamped with the Geneva Quality Hallmark, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring. 28,800 vibrations/hr.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 31 x 43 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 2 - 6
Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

What is a Power Reserve?The power reserve, reserve de marche, is a complication which is used on mechanical wristwatches. A manually wound mechanical movement has a mainspring that needs to be permanently monitored. After a certain amount of time, the wristwatch will run out of power and the mainspring will need to be rewound. The power reserve indicator adds a measure of control over the mainspring and indicates when to wind the watch. Power reserves are also located on automatic movements. In this type of wristwatchs well, the power reserve indicates how much power is left in the mainspring when the wristwatch is not worn.