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Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 334

Platinum Magnum Chronograph ? Unique Roman Dial Franck Muller, Genève, ?Cintree Curvex, Magnum Chronograph Master Calendar Automatique", No. 23, Ref. 6850 CC MC AT. Made circa 2000. Fine, tonneau-shaped and curved, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with wedge-shaped button chronograph, registers, triple date and a platinum Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a fitted wooden Franck Muller box, setting pin and Certificate of Origin.

CHF 15,000 - 20,000

USD 14,000 - 19,000 / EUR 10,000 - 13,000

Sold: CHF 18,000

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. Guilloché two-tone black and silver with painted silver Roman numerals, inner graduation for the date in red with concentric 1/5th seconds and minute graduations on a silver reserve, silver subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, apertures for the days of the week and the months. White gold pear and baton hands. M. Cal.1188 MC, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating flat balance-spring, platinum rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 34 x 47 mm. Thickness 13 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2

Very good

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

The present watch was specially ordered with the configuration of a black dial with Roman numerals instead of the usual Arabic numerals. To the best of our knowledge this dial is unique.