Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 25, 2012

LOT 79

FRANC VILA REF. FVA9 PERPETUAL CALENDAR, CHRONOGRAPH, PVD-COATED Franc Vila, Geneve, Perpetual Calendar, Chronograph, Esprit Unique, Ref. FVa9, No. 03/88. Made in a limited edition of 88 pieces in circa 2010. Very fine, large, curved horizontal oval, self winding, waterresistant, stainless steel PVD-coated wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, moon phases and black rubber strap with Franc Vila stainless steel PVD-coated double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, warranty and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, polished, brushed and PVD-coated, fl at and inclined bezel, screw down winding crown, setting pins on the band, wide curved lugs, transparent back with 8 screws, antirefl ective sapphire crystals. D. Bicolor textured silver and black, asymmetric, black painted Arabic numerals, outer minutes and 1/5th second track, 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 and the moon phases. White gold skeletonized hands. M. Cal. FV11 - 2892A2 ETA base, rhodium-plated, oeil-deperdrix and fausses cotes decoration, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, micrometer regulator, concept rotor with pink gold segment engraved Piece Unique. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 50 x 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm.