$10,350
“Piccadilly No. 1” Speake-Marin, Switzerland, “The Piccadilly”, No. 1, Ref. PWG3E4. Made in 2003, sold in June 2004. Very fine and unusual, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with enamel dial and a Speake-Marin buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Two-body, solid, polished, stepped bezel, straight lugs with gold screws, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. White enamel with radial Roman numerals. Blued steel “spade” hands. Cal. FW 2012, rhodium-plated, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness: 14 mm. Notes Peter Speake-Marin IIs a young British watchmaker and member of the prestigious AHCI organization (Academy of Independent Watchmakers) in Switzerland, whose list of members includes illustrious names like George Daniels, Svend Andersen, F. P. Journe and Philippe Dufour. Speake-Marin was born in 1968 and began his horological career at London’s Hackney Technical College and then went on to study at the prestigious Swiss watchmaking school WOSTEP (Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program) in Neuchatel. Afterwards he worked for several years in London as a specialist for highly collectible antique watches, where he restored countless horological works of art from the greatest watchmakers and houses in history. He returned to Switzerland specializing in
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-12-07
