Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 252

Alain Silberstein, Architecte Horloger, France,"Marine Perpetuel Automatique", No. 015/100. Produced in a limited edition of 100 examples in the 1990s. Very fine, rare and unusual, thick, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant to 200 m, black PVD-coated stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar 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, anti-reflective sapphire crystals. D. Black with white indexes, outer graduation for the days of the month, at 6 a half-moon and a circle-with-dot. Luminous red triangular "fancy" hour and blue "bâton" minute hand, yellow "serpentine" hand for the seconds and red "half-moon" forhe date. In the back, off-centered subsidiary white dial with indication of the months in 4 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-de-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.Dial and case signed.Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 17 mm.