Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 161

Franck Muller Secret Hours Franck Muller, Geneve, ?Master of Complications, Secret Hours?, No. 29, Ref. 7880 SE H I. Made circa 2007. Very fine and unusual, large, curved tonneau-shaped, selfwinding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with two crowns, center-seconds, manual instantaneous time display and an 18K white gold buckle. Accompanied by a Franck Muller wooden fitted box and certificate of origin.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, crown at 3 for hand setting, crown at 9 with button for the instantaneous time display, back with 4 screws, curved sapphire crystal. D. Silver engine-turned with transparent laquer, painted large black radial Arabic hour numerals, outer minute track. Blued steel pear and double-feuille hands. M. Rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shockabsorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 36 x 50 mm. Thickness 14.5 mm.