Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 272

"Premier Automatic" Daniel Roth, "Premier Automatic" No. 525, Ref. 807.ST. Made in the 1990s. Fine, double ellipse-shaped, centerseconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with date and retrograde hours.

C. Three-body, shaped and curved, polished, stepped rounded bezel, straight lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Textured anthracite with luminous radial Roman numerals for the retrograde hours on a plain reserve, outer minute track with 5- minute red Arabic markers, subsidiary dial for the date at 6. Luminous white "flèche" hands. M. Cal. 700/10, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 35 x 45 mm. Thickness 11 mm.