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FRANCK MULLER. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM TONNEAU-SHAPED MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE DATE, MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR AND 24 HOUR INDICATION
Lot 2470

FRANCK MULLER. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM TONNEAU-SHAPED MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE DATE, MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR AND 24 HOUR INDICATION

SIGNED FRANCK MULLER, GENEVE, REPETITION MINUTES TOURBILLON MODEL, REF. 7885 RMT QP, NO. 24, CIRCA 2008

Closed28 May 2014

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HKD 1,060,000

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FRANCK MULLER. A VERY FINE AND RARE PLATINUM TONNEAU-SHAPED MINUTE REPEATING PERPETUAL CALENDAR TOURBILLON WRISTWATCH WITH RETROGRADE DATE, MOON PHASES, LEAP YEAR AND 24 HOUR INDICATION
SIGNED FRANCK MULLER, GENEVE, REPETITION MINUTES TOURBILLON MODEL, REF. 7885 RMT QP, NO. 24, CIRCA 2008
Finely engraved mechanical movement, 32 jewels, minute repeating on two steel hammers onto two gongs, aperture for tourbillon carriage visible through the silvered engine-turned dial, Arabic numerals, four subsidiary dials for day, month, 24 hour and leap year indication, arched sector for retrograde date, tonneau-shaped curved case, glazed display back secured by four screws, repeating slide in the band, platinum Franck Muller buckle, case, dial and movement signed
37 mm. wide

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US$100,000-150,000

With Franck Muller Certificat d'Origine et de Garantie dated 11 December 2008, polishing cloth, instruction manual, leather wallet, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

The present Repetition Minutes Tourbillon model has been finished to the highest standards embellished with very fine engine-turned dial. The impressive movement houses a minute repeater, perpetual calendar, tourbillon and is furthermore accompanied with retrograde date. This timepiece was manufactured in very limited quantities, available only for elite collectors. The development of this major complication requires sophisticated expertise and this watch clearly demonstrates the skilled craftsmanship at Franck Muller.