Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 252

Franck Muller, Genève, "Endurance 24", No. 19, Ref. 2880 En. 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. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, screwed-down case back with ?Endurance 24? decoration, domed sapphire crystal.D. Bluish-gray with luminous Arabic numerals in24-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.