Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2014
LOT 109
FRANCK MULLER "RATTRAPANTE" Franck Muller, Genève, No. 03, Ref. 7000R. Sold on December 1992. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, register, and an 18K yellow gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by a user manual and Certificate.
CHF 8,000 - 12,000
HKD 66,000 - 100,000 / USD 8,500 - 13,000
Sold: CHF 11,250
Three-body, solid, polished, rounded and stepped bezel, rounded lugs, snap on case back, sapphire crystal. Matte silver, "guilloché" off-center hour dial with painted Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials, outer chronograph graduation. Blued steel spade hands. Cal. 7000, based Valjoux 7750, signed "Qualité Chronometrique", rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 26 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 8 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, gold rotor. The push-button at 8 is to activate the split-seconds mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2-8 |
Very good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 1* |
As new Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |