Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Mar 10, 2011

LOT 38

Franck Muller - Steel - Conquistador - King Franck Muller, Genève, "Conquistador - King," No. 877, Ref. 8002 CC King. Made circa 2008. Fine, tonneau-shaped, curved, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with triangular button chronograph, register, date and a stainless steel Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate and a spare strap.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, stepped bezel, case back with 4 screws, screwed-down winding-crown, domed sapphire crystal. D. Guilloche silver with applied white gold radial and graduated Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer minute divisions magnifying aperture for the date at 6. Luminous blued steel feuille hands, arrow center-seconds hand with red tip. M. Cal. FM 7000, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperatures, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, platinum rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 56 mm. Thickness 16 mm.