Speake-Marin - The New York Watch Auction: XI New York Saturday, December 7, 2024 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Speake-Marin
    Year: 2024
    Reference No: 914219550
    Movement No: 0'361
    Case No: HT-01857
    Model Name: Promenade à New York
    Material: Titanium
    Calibre: Automatic, cal. SMA03-590, 31 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Leather
    Clasp/Buckle: Titanium folding clasp
    Dimensions: 42mm Diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed. Additionally hand engraved “TIME FOR ART 1/1”.
    Accessories: Accompanied by outer packaging, presentation box, certificate of origin and guarantee, loupe, polishing cloth, additional box for the watch and key.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The painstaking study of the design, the meticulous attention to detail, the cutting-edge calibers from the company's own workshop at Le Cercle des Horlogers, and the excellence of the handcrafted finishes, make each Speake Marin timepiece a true work of art.

    Speake Marin has a strong connection with art in all its facets. To mark its second participation in the TimeForArt charity auction, it has created an exclusive and precious one-off: “Promenade à New York.”

    This unique piece, powered by the in-house self-winding movement SMA03, has a 42mm diameter round Piccadilly case in grade 5 polished and brushed titanium, which becomes the frame for a stunning "painting."

    The mother-of-pearl dial serves as a blank canvas, capturing the cherished memories of Mrs. Christelle Rosnoblet, the brand's President and CEO, from one of her extended stays in New York City, where she often enjoyed leisurely Sunday afternoon walks in Central Park.

    Brushes and paints depict the impressive Gapstow Bridge in an evocative fall landscape, where the canopies turn gold, bronze, and orange, contrasting with the blue sky and the sparkling reflections on the water. There are so many details to get lost in, carefully and skillfully painted on a micro-painting, that took a week to complete.

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Lot offered with No Reserve

Ref. 914219550
A unique titanium wristwatch with hand painted mother-of-pearl dial, sold to benefit Swiss Institute

2024
42mm Diameter
Case, dial, movement, and clasp signed. Additionally hand engraved “TIME FOR ART 1/1”.

Estimate
$40,000 - 80,000 
CHF35,200-70,400
€37,500-75,000
HK$311,000-622,000

Sold for $48,260

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The New York Watch Auction: XI

New York Auction 7 - 8 December 2024