Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 95

White Gold Casablanca Chronograph Franck Muller, Genève, Ref. 5850 CC. Made circa 2000. Fine, tonneau-shaped and curved, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with olive-shaped button chronograph, register and an 18K white gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. Guilloche black with painted radial Arabic numerals and indexes, concentric 1/5th seconds scale with red 5-minute/seconds Arabic markers, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. White gold lozenge hands. M. Cal. 1872, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 32 x 45 mm. Thickness 12 mm.