Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2010

LOT 154

Franck Muller Steel Retrograde Perpetual Calendar Equation of Time Franck Muller, Geneve, "Serie Speciale, Perpetual Calendar, Equation of Time, Automatic?, No. 11/100, Ref. 7851 QPE. Made in a limited edition of 100 examples in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, astronomic, cintree curvex, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, retrograde monthly equation of time, 24-hour indication and a stainless steel Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a Franck Muller box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, curved tonneau-shaped, correctors in the band, back with four screws and engraved ?Watchland, Serie Speciale No. 11/100?, domed sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone black and silver engine-turned with white Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary dials for the date, days of the week, the 24 hours and the 4-year cycle, sector for the retrograde indication of the months and equation of time at 6, aperture for the moon phases below 12. Luminous blued steel lozenge hands. M. Cal. 2800, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 26 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, platinum rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 48.5 mm. Thickness: 11.5 mm.