Speake-Marin Piccadilly 'Résilience' Automatic Wristwatch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 2014
Maker / issuer
Speake-MarinThis Speake-Marin Piccadilly 'Résilience' is a stainless steel automatic wristwatch catalogued by Christie's to circa 2014. Measuring 38 mm in diameter, the watch features a distinctive drum-shaped case with prominent screwed straight lugs and a ribbed winding crown.
Its white enamel dial displays printed black Roman numeral hour markers, an outer railway minute track, a blued spade hour hand, and a blued minute hand. According to the auction catalogue, the timepiece is powered by an Eros automatic movement (numbered 001) and was accompanied by a Certificate of Origin, leather case, and outer packaging.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Dial
- White enamel with black Roman numerals
- Type
- Automatic wristwatch
- Circa
- 2014
- Diameter
- 38 mm
- Movement
- Eros, automatic
- Case Material
- Stainless steel
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Movement Number
- 001
- Maker / attribution
- Speake-Marin
Design
- Dial and Hands
- The watch is fitted with a white enamel dial presenting black printed Roman numeral hour markers and an outer minute track. The catalogued function is time only. Visual observation confirms blued steel hands including an open spade-shaped hour hand and a slender minute hand, with the dial signed 'SPEAKE-MARIN / SWITZERLAND' at the upper right quadrant.
- Visible features
- • White enamel dial with printed black Roman numerals and an outer minute track • Blued steel hands including an open spade-shaped hour hand and slender minute hand • Stainless steel case with protruding screwed lugs and a large fluted crown • Dial signed 'SPEAKE-MARIN / SWITZERLAND' at the upper right quadrant • Fitted with a black scale leather strap attached via screwed bars
- Case Construction and Presentation
- The watch features a stainless steel case catalogued at 38 mm in diameter, exhibiting a drum-like case design with screwed lugs and a large fluted crown. The auction lot is listed with a steel pin buckle and was displayed on a black crocodile leather strap. A note in the catalogue specifies that the displayed crocodile strap was shown for display purposes only due to endangered species regulations and was to be replaced with a black leather strap upon sale.
- Reported Movement and Accompanying Material
- The movement is not visible in the provided primary frontal photograph. The auction catalogue lists the movement as an Eros automatic mechanism with movement number 001, and the catalogue essay reports that the watch is powered by the Eros 2 Calibre with a five-day power reserve and a 'mystery' rotor. The timepiece was dated circa 2014 by Christie's and catalogued as accompanied by a Certificate of Origin, leather case, and outer packaging.
Identification
- Serial number
- SMST 0175-7XX
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement and movement number 001 are not visible in the provided front view
- Research required: Serial number is partially redacted as SMST 0175-7XX in the source text
- Research required: The auction catalogue notes the crocodile strap shown was for display purposes only and replaced upon sale