Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 64

Franck Muller, Genève, "Endurance 24", No. 19, 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 seconds scale, sunk "guilloché" subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Luminous blued steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. 1870, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 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.