Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 26

Franck Muller, Genève, "Endurance 24", No. 28, Ref. 2880En. Produced in a limited edition of 50 examples in 1999.Very fine and rare, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, 24 hour dial and a platinum Franck Muller buckle.

C .two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, screwed-down case back, domed sapphire crystal.D. blueish-grey with luminous Arabic numerals in 24 hour graduation, outer minute graduation in red Arabic markers and outer 1/5th second scale, sunk guilloché auxiliary seconds and 30 minute register dials. "Lozenge" luminous hands. M. Cal. 1874, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.