Important Collectors' Wristwtches, Po...

New York, Sep 26, 2007

LOT 178

"Krono Bauhaus 2" Alain Silberstein, Architecte Horloger, France, "Krono Bauhaus 2", No. 162/999. Made in a limited edition of 999 pieces in the late 1990s. Fine and rare, thick, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel and multicolored enamel wristwatch with geometricalbutton chronograph, registers, triple date, moon phases, green composite strap and a stainless steel Alain Silberstein deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and an Alain Silberstein steel link bracelet.

C. Two-body, entirely decorated with multicolored ?camouflage? pattern, round, triangular and square winding crown and pushbuttons with colored enamel inlays, transparent and screwed-down case back, straight lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Matte silver with luminous dot indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, the 24 hours, outermost black date ring, apertures for the ?pictogram? day of the week, months and the moon phases. Multicolored geometrical hands. M. Cal. Valjoux 7751, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? and "oeil-de-perdrix" decoration, 25 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, perforated matte-grey central rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 16 mm.