Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 85

"Marine A" Alain Silberstein, France, "Marine A", Automatic, No. 082/100. Made in a limited edition of 100 examples in the 1990s. Fine and unusual, thick, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel mid-size wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, date and a stainless steel bracelet with extension link clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and 4 extra links.

C. Three-body, polished, transparent screwed-down case back, graduated unidirectional revolving bezel, triangular winding-crown with green enamel-inlay, buttons with blue and yellow enamelinlay. D. Black with luminous round indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, aperture for the date. Multi-colored triangular and "serpentine" fancy hands. M. Cal. 1185, rhodium-plated, 37 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial and case signed. Diam. 34 mm. Thickness 13 mm.