Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Feb 26, 2012

LOT 116

FRANCK MULLER CINTREE CURVEX PERPETUAL CALENDAR TOURBILLON Franck Muller, Genève, "Cintree Curvex" Ref. 8880 T QP, No.06. Made circa 2009. Very fine and rare, massive, tonneau-shaped, curved, astronomic, 18K pink gold tourbillon wristwatch with perpetual calendar, retrograde date, moon phases, leap year and 24hr indication and a large 18k pink gold Franck Muller double-folding locking buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate of warranty.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Guilloche tobacco brown with painted radial white Arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary guilloche silver dials for the days of the week, month, the 24 hours and the leap year, retrograde sector for the date, apertures for the moon phases and tourbillon. Pink gold luminous lozenge hands. M. Cal. FM2001 2 QP ?First Quality?, rhodium-plated, hand engraved, 25 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, polished carriage formed into the initials FM, monometallic balance, self-compensating fl at balance spring, shockprotection. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 39.5 mm x 55.30 mm, thickness 11.90 mm.