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Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 122

Alain Silberstein, France, "The Night and Day Tourbillon". Produced in only one example in the 1990's.Very fine and unique, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with visible one minute tourbillon regulator and an Alain Silberstein brushed bracelet.

C. two-body, polished and brushed, engraved monogram, case back with screws, star shaped crown with white enamel inlay, graduated revolving bezel set with applied dot, square and trinagular indexes, sapphire crystal.D. black with white stars and a moon, dial for hours and minutes at 12 o'clock, ellipse shaped aperture for the tourbillon cage at 6 o'clock. "Fancy" red triangular hour and blue bâton minute hand. M. Cal. 387, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, tourbillon regulator with lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compnsating Breguet balance-spring.Dial signed.Diam. 38 mm.