Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 305

Admiral?s Cup Marees 44 Corum, Certified Chronometer, Automatic, "Admiral's Cup Marees 44," Ref. 977.630.20. Made circa 2004. Fine and unusual, dodecagonal, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with 42-hour power reserve, tide movement indication, date, moon phases and a stainless steel Corum link bracelet with deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, transparent case back with 8 screws, ridged sides, steel bezel with polychrome nautical flags and graduation, protected screwed-down winding-crown, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied luminous indexes, subsidiary dials for the low and high tide indication and the tide strength, the date and the moon phases, cyclops aperture for the date. Luminous steel dauphine hands. M. Cal. 2892, rhodium-plated, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, rotor with multi-colored enamel inlay. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm.