$12,500
FRANC VILA, GRANDE SPORT PERPETUAL CALENDAR CHRONOGRAPH NO. 41/88 Franc Vila, Geneve, “Perpetual Calendar”, Ref. FVA9 DHES 5.10. No.41/88. Made in a limited edition in the 2000’s. Very fine, large and deep, curved oval, self winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, perpetual calendar, moon phases and black rubber strap with Franc Vila stainless steel deployant clasp. Accompanied by box and certificate of origin. Three-body, massive, polished and brushed, fl at and inclined bezel, screw-down winding crown, setting pins on the band, wide curved lugs, transparent back with 8 screws, anti-refl ective sapphire crystals. Satin and textured silver , asymmetric, blue painted Arabic numerals, outer minutes and fi fths of a second divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds concentric with date, months concentric with 30-minute register and leap-year indication, days of the week concentric with 12-hour register, aperture for the moon phases. Silver skeleton hands. Cal. FV11 - 2892A2 ETA base, rhodium-plated, oeil-de-perdrix and fausses cotes decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, micrometer regulator, “concept” rotor with red gold segment engraved “Piece Unique”. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 50 x 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-12-07
