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Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, Sep 28, 2005

LOT 7

Franck Muller, Genève, "Transamerica Big Ben", Ref. 2000. Made in 2001. Very fine, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with two time zones, date, alarm and a stainless steel Franck Muller link bracelet. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, polished, case back with 4 screws, domed sapphire crystal. D. "Guilloché" silver with large luminous Arabic numerals, apertures for the second time zone and date, concentric luminous red markers for the alarm feature, operated by the crown at 4. Luminous blued steel "lozenge" hands. M. Cal. FM 7850, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 40 x 52 mm. Thickness: 14 mm.