Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 25, 2011

LOT 68

Franck Muller, Endurance 24 Franck Muller, Genève, "Endurance 24", No. 19, Ref. 2880 En. Made in 1999. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with round button chronograph, register, 24-hour dial and an 18K yellow gold Franck Muller buckle.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, concave lugs, screwed-down case back with ?Endurance 24? decoration, domed sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous Arabic numerals in 24-hour graduation, outer minute graduation in red Arabic markers and outer 1/5th seconds scale, sunk subsidiary seconds and 30-minute register dials. Luminous blued steel lozenge hands. M. Cal. 1870, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 18 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 13 mm.