Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Sep 24, 2003

LOT 189

Alain Silberstein, Architecte Horloger, "Marine Perpetuel Automatique",No. 047/100. Produced in a limited edition of 100 examples in the 1990's.Very fine, rare and unusual, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 200 m, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar and a stainless steel Alain Silberstein bracelet and deployant clasp. Accompanied by a box and certificate.

C. three-body, polished, brushed revolving bezel graduated with applied white and red markers, transparent screwed-down case back, straight lugs, triangular winding-crown with white enamel-inlay, sapphire crystals anti-reflective on both sides.D. white with applied off-white indexes, inner date ring, at 6 a half-moon, a circle-with-dot and a starfish symbol. "Fancy" red triangular hour and "Bâton" blue minute hand, "Serpentine" yellow hand for the seconds and "Half-Moon" red one for the date. In the back, off-centered auxiliary white dial with indication of the months for four years and the leap years in black and red Arabic numerals and writing. M. Exclusive movement based on Cal. 2892-2 made by Svend Andersen, rhodium-plated, "oeil-e-perdrix" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator, gilt brass rotor with A. Silberstein design.Case and dial signed.Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 17 mm.