Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 17, 2009

LOT 196

Stainless Steel Highlife Tourbillon Frederique Constant, Genève, ?Highlife Tourbillon,? No. 16, Ref. FC-800. Made in a limited edition of 99 examples in 2003. Fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon regulator and date. Accompanied by a fitted Frederique Constant box and certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, rounded bezel and band, curved lugs, transparent case back with 8 screws, sapphire crystals. D. Black with painted radial white Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds division, subsidiary dial for the date at 12, aperture for the tourbillon at 6. Luminous white spade hands. M. Cal. FC-800, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement with one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, monometallic balance adjusted to heat, cold, isochronism and 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 11 mm.