Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

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

LOT 80

?Heart Beat Manufacture? Frederique Constant, Genève, ?Heart Beat Manufacture?, No. 08, Ref. FC-915x4H9. Made in a limited edition of 99 examples. Made in 2005. Fine, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman`s wristwatch with date, moon phases and an 18K pink gold buckle. Accompanied by a Frederique Constant box.

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. FC910, rhodium- plated,?fausses côtes? decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 10 mm.