Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 10, 2010

LOT 454

FRANCK MULLER LIMITED EDITION ENDURANCE 24 RATTRAPANTE Franck Muller, Genève, "Endurance 24 RT". No.232/250. Produced in a limited edition of 250 examples in 1997. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with 24 hour dial, round button split-seconds chronograph, registers, tachometer, 50-hour autonomy and a stainless steel Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a Franck Muller box and blank certificate.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back with applied central pink gold commemorative medallion, screw-down chronograph, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 1000 units per hour, sapphire crystal. D. Lime green with luminous Arabic numerals in 24 hour graduation, black subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12 hour and 30 minute registers, black outer ring 1/5th second scale. Blued steel luminous Blued steel lozenge hands. M. Cal. 7000, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 17 mm. From The Arman Collection