Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Dec 02, 2003

LOT 413

Franck Muller, "Cintrée Curvex", "Minute Repeater Imperial Tourbillon", No. 02, Ref. 5850RMT. Produced circa 2000.Extremely fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, minute-repeating, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator and a platinum Franck Muller buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 4 screws engraved "Imperial Tourbillon No. 02", domed sapphire crystal. D. "guilloché" silver with painted radial Arabic numerals, power reserver indication for the repeating function, at 6 aperture for the visible tourbillon regulator with 3 equidistant polished steel arms under a polished steel bridge, carrying the blued steel "Serpentine" seconds hand. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. Cal. TRM 95, rhodium-plated, "fausses côte" decoration, 32 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 32 x 45 mm.