Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 11, 2012

LOT 12

FRANCK MULLER, REF. 5858 WW - YELLOW GOLD CLOISONNE DIAL EUROPE Franck Muller, Genève, "Cintrée Curvex World Wide", Ref. 5850 WW. Made in the late 1990s. Very fine, two time zone, tonneau shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with cloisonne Europe dial and an 18K yellow gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a Franck Muller fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, back with 4 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Translucent blue enameled on "guilloché" and "à rayons de soleil" with painted gold Arabic numerals, concentric, "guilloché" silver ring dial with red enameled radial Arabic numerals for second time-zone in 24 hours, at the center, a polychrome enameled map of Europe. Yellow gold spade hands, serpentine stainless steel hand for the second time zone. M. Cal. 2800 rhodium-plated, fausses-côtes decoration, 21 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shockabsorber, self-compensating fl at balance-spring, platinum rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 32 x 45 mm. Thickness 12 mm.