Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 20, 2016

LOT 175

ALAIN SILBERSTEIN MARINE KRONO TRIPLE DATE AUTOMATIC TITANIUM Alain Silberstein, France, "Marine Krono - Automatic," No. 202 / 999. Made in a limited series of 999 pieces circa 2007. Fine and unusual, thick, self-winding, water-resistant, PVD-coated titanium Chronometer wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, triple date, moon phases, smile face day indication and a ceramic double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Chronometer certificate, certificate of warranty, tool and instruction booklet.

Three-body, matte, unidirectional revolving and graduated black bezel, straight tubular lugs, transparent case back with 8 nuts, screwed-down triangular red winding crown, large round yellow and blue chronograph buttons, sapphire crystal with magnifying lens at 12. Black with luminous round indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/second divisions, outermost graduation for the days of the month, apertures for the smile face days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Multi-colored triangular and serpentine fancy hands. Cal. 7751, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes and oeil de perdrix decorations, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator, hack mechanism.