$28,320
"Tourbillon Volant” Alain Silberstein, Architecte Horloger, France, "Tourbillon Volant”, No. 9/9. Made in a limited edition of 9 pieces in 2004. Very fine, rare and unusual, self-winding, water-resistant, PVD-coated stainless steel wristwatch with visible one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, date, black composite strap and an Alain Silberstein PVD-coated stainless steel deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and manual. Two-body, polished, straight lugs, transparent case back with 8 special screws, triangular winding crown with red enamel inlay, sapphire crystals. Black with moon and star symbols, applied outer ring dial with luminous hour markers and minute graduations, subsidiary dial for the date at 12, aperture for the tourbillon cage at 6. Multicolored geometrical hands. Cal. ASC 1.1 with fancy-shaped bridges, copper-colored, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, lateral lever escapement with flying tourbillon regulator with polished steel arms, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness: 11 mm. Notes Alain Silberstein. A born and bred Parisian, has an unusual background: trained as an interior architect and designer, he became a watch-architect when he created his own watchmaking firm in Besançon at the end of the 1980’s. At a time when the disappearance of mechanical watchmaking was considered inevitable, he joined the ranks of a very special group of Swiss mak
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-09-26
