Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong - Kong, Oct 09, 2010

LOT 383

Franc k Muller - White Gold - Crazy Hours Franck Muller, Genève, "Crazy Hours", No. 558, Ref. 5850 CH. Made in the early 2000s. Very fine and very unusual, tonneau-shaped, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold wristwatch with random jumping hours and an 18K white gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, solid, polished, convex bezel, case back with 4 screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. Dark green with luminous Arabic numerals placed in random order: from 1 the hours are 6, 11, 4, 9, 2, 7,12, 5, 10 and 3, additionally green shaded Arabic numerals as background. Luminous blued steel lozenge hands, the hour hand jumps to the numerals to show the correct time. M. Cal. 2892/A2, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, platinum rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 32 x 45 mm. Thickness 12 mm.