Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 251

Alain Silberstein, France,"Kronomarine Rattrapante Automatic", No. 022/100. Produced in the 1990s. Fine, rare and unusual, extra-thick, self-winding, water-resistant to 200 meters, black PVD-coated stainless steel gentleman's chronometer wristwatch with round button split-seconds chronograph, date and a PVD-coated stainless steel Alain Silberstein bracelet and deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, unidirectional elapsed time revolving bezel graduated with applied white and red markers, transparent screwed-down case back, straight lugs, triangular screwed-down winding-crown with green enamel-inlay, buttons with red, yellow and green enamel-inlay, anti-reflective sapphire crystals.D. Black with luminous indexes, black subsidiary dials for the seconds, the days of the month, white subsidiary dial for the 30-minute register, fluorescent yellow hand of three half circles aligns with a white hand of three half circles for the split-seconds."Triangular" and "bâton" fluorescent green hands for the hours and minutes. M. Cal. 7750, 27 jewels, rhodium-plated,"fausses côtes" decoration, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balnce spring, micrometer regulator.Dial and case signed. Thickness: 18 mm.Diam. 40 mm.