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New York, Dec 11, 2008

LOT 330

Cyclope Alain Silberstein, "Cyclope," France, No. 217/500. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in 1995. Fine jump-hour, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with wandering jump-hours. Accompanied by its original fitted box and tools.

C. Two-body, thick, transparent screwed-down case back, flat bezel, straight lugs, triangular lacquered white windingcrown, sapphire crystal. D. White with outer minutes and seconds scale, mystery rotating disc with eyeshaped index pointing to the minutes on the outer scale with jump-hours in the index's round aperture, centerseconds. Yellow "serpentine" hand.M. Cal. 2824, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, gilt rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 10 mm.