Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 69

White Gold Master Banker Franck Muller, Genève, ?Cintrée Curvex, Master Banker,? No. 181, Ref. 6850 MB. Made circa 2002. Very fine, tonneau-shaped and curved, center seconds, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with three time zones, date and an 18K white gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 4 screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous radial stylized Arabic numerals, subsidiary guilloché dials at 12 and 6 for the two additional time zones, aperture for the date. Luminous blued steel lozenge hands. M. Cal. 2800, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 23 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperature, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, platinum rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 47 mm. Thickness 12 mm. Property of an East Coast collector