FRANCK MULLER. A FINE, VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT PLATINUM MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR TOURBILLON SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE EQUATION OF TIME, LEAP YEAR INDICATOR, MOON PHASES, BOX AND CERTIFICATE
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FRANCK MULLER. A FINE, VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT PLATINUM MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR TOURBILLON SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE EQUATION OF TIME, LEAP YEAR INDICATOR, MOON PHASES, BOX AND CERTIFICATE

SIGNED FRANCK MULLER, CONQUISTADOR MODEL, NO. 1, CIRCA 2000

Closed30 May 2012

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HKD 1,160,000

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FRANCK MULLER. A FINE, VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT PLATINUM MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR TOURBILLON SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE EQUATION OF TIME, LEAP YEAR INDICATOR, MOON PHASES, BOX AND CERTIFICATE
SIGNED FRANCK MULLER, CONQUISTADOR MODEL, NO. 1, CIRCA 2000
Mechanical jewelled lever movement, one minute tourbillon carriage, minute repeating on two gongs, silvered dial, outer black chaper ring with five minutes division, five subsidiary dials for date, day, leap year and 24 hours indication, aperture for moon phases, sector for retrograde equation of time, circular case, glazed display snap on back revealing the one minute tourbillon carriage, two round split seconds chronograph buttons in the band, slide in the band to activate the repeater, platinum Franck Muller buckle, case, dial and movement signed
39 mm. diam.

Specialist note

US$80,000-120,000

With Franck Muller Certificate of Origin and Warranty dated 25 October 2007, polishing cloth, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

The current example, numbered 1, is believed to be the prototype for the Franck Muller Conquistador. Purchased from Franck Muller, this watch represents the drive of this discerning collector to acquire pieces at the pinnacle and commencement of their appearance on the market. The No.1 combines 7 high complications producing a true masterpiece of modern horology and, in its own right as the first of its kind, originality.