Contemporary Limited Edition and Mode...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Jun 22, 2000

LOT 187

Corum Automatic, "Admiral's Cup Tide Watch", Ref. 27783021, 1990's. Very fine and unusual, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, dodecagonal stainless steel and 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with 42 hours power reserve, low and high tides movement indications over a period of 24 hours at 6, 9 and 12 o'clock, date, moon phases, leather strap and stainless steel Corum buckle.

C. three body, polished and brushed, screw down case back, yellow gold blue bezel with polychrome nautical flags and graduation, steel case, screw down winding-crown, fluted lugs, sapphire crystal. D. white with tritium-coated applied gold indexes, apertures for the tide and tides strength, the date and the moon phases. "Bâton" tritium-coated gold hands. M. Cal. ETA 2892, patented Dubois-Dépraz, rhodium plated, 21 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm.