Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 25, 2015

LOT 106

FRANCK MULLER TOURBILLON REF. 5852 NO.4 YELLOW GOLD Franck Muller, Genève, "Cintree Curvex, Imperial Tourbillon," No. 04, Ref. 5852 T. Made in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, tonneau shaped, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with one-minute tourbillon regulator with an 18K yellow gold Franck Muller link bracelet with concealed double deployant backle.

Two body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. Silver guilloche with applied black radial Breguet numerals, aperture for the visible tourbillon cage under a polished steel bridge, carrying the blued steel Serpentine seconds hand. Blued steel spade hands. Cal. TFM 96 first quality, gilt and engraved brass, 19 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with 3 equidistant polished steel arms, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold isochronism and 5 positions, self-compensating Breguet balance spring.