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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 55

Franck Muller, Genève, "Cintrée Curvex Master Calendar Vegas", Ref. 5850 VEGAS. Produced in the 1990's.Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, tonneau-shaped, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with co-axial "roulette wheel" and an 18K white gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. two-body, solid, polished, case back with screws, co-axial button on the crown releases a center hand which spins very quickly and stops randomly with the push of the co-axial button, rounded band. D. "guilloché" silver with painted Arabic numerals, concentric, graduation with the black and red "cartouches" and on the outside for the lucky or unlucky numbers showed by a "Serpentine" blued steel hand. "Lozenge" tritium-coated hands.M. Cal. 2800, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 32 x 45 mm.