The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 158

Grande Sport Chronographe Quantieme Perpetuel Franc Vila, Geneve, ?Perpetual Calendar?, No. FVa No.1, TV RG PU. Made as a piece unique for BaselWorld 2006. Sold on November 16, 2006. Very fine, large and deep, curved oval, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K red gold wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, moon phases and black rubber strap with Franc Vila 18K pink gold deployant clasp. Accompanied by the certificate of origin. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, massive, polished and brushed, flat and inclined bezel, screw-down winding crown, setting pins on the band, wide curved lugs, transparent back with 8 screws, anti-reflective sapphire crystals. D. Two-tone mother-of-pearl and engine-turned silver, asymmetric, silver painted Arabic numerals, outer minutes and fifths of a second divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds concentric with date, months concentric with 30-minute register and leap-year indication, days of the week concentric with 12-hour register, aperture for the moon phases. Pink gold skeleton hands. M. Cal. FV11 - 2892A2 ETA base, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix and fausses cotes decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, ?concept? rotor with red gold segment engraved ?Piece Unique?. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 50 x 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm