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Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, Sep 28, 2005

LOT 221

"Conquistador" Franck Muller, Genève, "Cintrée Curvex ? Conquistador?, No. 032, Ref. 8002 CC. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, large, tonneau-shaped and curved, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with oval shaped button chronograph, registers, date and a stainless steel Franck Muller buckle.

C. Two-body, polished, case back with 4 screws, screwed-down winding-crown, domed sapphire crystal. D. Black with large luminous painted radial Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute register, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous steel "feuille" hands. M. Cal. FM 1185, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperatures, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 49 x 34 mm. Thickness 13 mm.