Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 248

Franck Muller, Genève, ?Chrono Banker?, Ref. 7000 CC MB. Produced circa 2000. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, three time zones, date and a stainless steel Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Three-body, polished, rounded bezel, straight lugs, domed sapphire crystal. D. White with luminous Arabic numerals, sunk subsidiary guilloché dials for the 30-minute register, 2 additional individually adjustable time zones, the date and the seconds, outer 1/5th seconds / minutes graduation. Blued steel luminous ?lozenge? hands. M. Cal. FM 7000, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, platinum rotor. Dial, case and movement signed, movement also engraved ?Qualité Chronométrique?.Diam. 39 mm.