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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009

LOT 109

Conquistador King Franck Muller, Genève, "Conquistador King", No. 195, Ref. 8005 CC. Made circa 2000. Very fine, large, tonneau-shaped and curved, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with oval button chronograph, register, date and a stainless steel Franck Muller bracelet with concealed double deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, screwed-down winding-crown, domed sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone black with luminous painted radial Arabic numerals, subsidiary silver dials for the seconds and the 30-minute register, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous steel feuille hands. M. Cal. FM 7000, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperatures, selfcompensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 57 mm. Thickness 16 mm. Approx overall length 165 mm.