Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Aug 25, 2012

LOT 78

FRANCK MULLER REF.10000 H CC CORTEZ CONQUISTADOR CHRONOGRAPH ROSE GOLD Franck Muller, Genève, Conquistador Cortez, Chronograph, No.502, Ref. 10000 H CC. Sold May 6, 2011. Fine, large, square and curved, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K rose gold wristwatch with oval button chronograph, registers, date and an 18K rose gold Franck Muller buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate, instruction paper and extra brown strap.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, screwed-down winding-crown, domed sapphire crystal. D. Blue with large luminous painted radial Arabic numerals, outer minute/seconds division with 5-minute Arabic markers, subsidiary dials for the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date at 6. Luminous pink gold feuille hands. M. Cal. FM 1185, rhodium plated, fausses cotes decoration, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions and temperatures, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, platinum rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 41 x 41 mm. Thickness 14 mm.