Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006

LOT 78

?Heart Beat Retrograde? Frederique Constant, Genève, ?Heart Beat Retrograde?, No. 39. , Ref. FC-680. Made in a limited edition of 250 examples in 2003. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman`s wristwatch with retrograde seconds sector and an 18K yellow gold buckle. Accompanied by a Frederique Constant box and certificate.

C. Two-body, curved bezel and band, curved lugs, transparent back with eight screws, sapphire crystals.
D. Silvered, graduated painted black Arabic numerals, outer fifth of a second track with 25-second numerals, retrograde seconds sector, aperture to view the escapement. Black ?spade? hands.
M. 12???, rhodium- plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 27 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.