Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong - Kong, Oct 09, 2010

LOT 223

Franck Muller Long Island ? Double Retrograde Seconds Franck Muller, Genève, "Long Island ? Double Retrograde Seconds," No. 163, Ref. 1100 DS R. Made in the 2000s. Very fine, large, rectangular curved, self-winding, waterresistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with double retrograde seconds and an 18K yellow gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a wooden Franck Muller box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, straight lugs, screwed bars, back with four screws, sapphire crystal. D. Guilloche black with oversized painted off-white Arabic numerals, inner minute track, two retrograde seconds sectors, 0-30 below 12 and 30-60 above 6. Painted off-white poire hands. M. Cal. 2800 GR, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 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. 45 x 32 mm. Thickness 10 mm.