Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 07, 2005

LOT 27

?Retrograde Seconds? Frederique Constant, Genève, ?Highlife Heart- Beat ? Retrograde?, No. 41, Ref. HI FC680. Made in a limited edition of 250, circa 2003. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with retrograde seconds, visible escapement, 18K gold buckle, box and certificate.

C. Three-body, curved bezel and band, curved lugs, transparent back with eight screws, sapphire crystals. D. Silvered, graduated painted black Arabic numerals, sector for the retrograde seconds at 6, aperture to view the escapement. Black ?spade? hands. M. 12???, rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 11 mm.