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Noga Hilton, Geneva, Jun 14, 2003

LOT 66

Franck Muller, Genève, "Cintrée Curvex", No. 08, Ref. 7500 DS L. Produced in a limited edition in the 1990s. Very fine and unusual, tonneau-shaped, jump hour, two time-zone, 18K yellow gold mid-size wristwatch with moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Franck Muller buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished, engraved case back with screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. matte silver with blue painted Breguet numerals for the minutes, auxiliary "guilloché" dial with Roman numerals for the second time-zone and aperture for the jump hour at 12, dial for the seconds and aperture for the moon phases at 6. "Bâton and Spade" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 7500, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber,self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 29 x 39 mm.