Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 24, 2003

LOT 194

Franck Muller, "Chronograph, Perpetual Calendar, Equation", No. 08, Ref. 7000 QPE. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine and important, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, retrograde monthly equation of time, 42 hours autonomy, round button chronograph, register and a Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a box and certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back, straight lugs, domed sapphire crystal. D. black with applied square and pyramidal indexes, outer graduation for the chronograph, auxiliary dials for the 30 minute register, the 24 hours, the days of the week and the month, semi-circular graduation for the retrograde indication of the months and equation of time, aperture for the moon phases. "Breguet" white gold hands. M. Cal. 7000, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 26 jewels, stright line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, platinum rotor. Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 39 mm.