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Speake-Marin Piccadilly 'Résilience' Automatic Wristwatch

Partially verified

This 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.

Dial and case view of the Speake-Marin Piccadilly 'Résilience' automatic wristwatch
Dial and case view of the Speake-Marin Piccadilly 'Résilience' automatic wristwatch — Christie's. Rights pending — permission not yet requested. Original source

Catalogue identity

Source
onlineonly.christies.com
Category
Wristwatch · Automatic wristwatch
Maker / attribution
Speake-Marin
Reference
Not recorded
Catalogue / lot identifier
23
Source-reported date
circa 2014
Country
Switzerland
Source-reported serial
SMST 0175-7XX

Source-reported attribution and specifications are not independent authentication. A listing does not establish present ownership, current display, availability or permission to reproduce.

Object description

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.

Evidence for this section
  • “CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel”
  • “DIAMETER: 38 mm.”
  • “BUCKLE: Steel pin buckle”
  • “STRAP MATERIAL: Black CROCODILE leather strap”
  • “This endangered species strap is shown for display purposes only and is not for sale. Upon sale, this watch will be supplied to the buyer with a black leather strap”
  • “Stainless steel case with protruding screwed lugs and a large fluted crown”

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.

Evidence for this section
  • “DIAL: White enamel with black Roman numerals”
  • “FUNCTIONS: Time only”
  • “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”
  • “Dial signed 'SPEAKE-MARIN / SWITZERLAND' at the upper right quadrant”

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.

Evidence for this section
  • “MOVEMENT: Eros, automatic”
  • “MOVEMENT NUMBER: 001”
  • “CIRCA: 2014”
  • “WITH: Certificate of Origin, leather case, and outer packaging”
  • “The watch is powered by the Eros 2 Calibre, a self-winding movement featuring a five-day power reserve and the signature Speake-Marin ‘mystery’ rotor.”

Open research questions

  • What are the final unredacted digits of serial number SMST 0175-7XX recorded on the case back and Certificate of Origin?
  • Does the movement calibre text on the movement bridge or rotor read 'Eros' or 'Eros 2 Calibre'?
  • What date of sale and retailer information are recorded on the Certificate of Origin?

Source evidence

Recorded claims and source quotations for Speake-Marin Piccadilly 'Résilience' Automatic Wristwatch
FieldSource-reported valueSource quotation
Case MaterialStainless steel“CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel”
Diameter38 mm“DIAMETER: 38 mm.”
DialWhite enamel with black Roman numerals“DIAL: White enamel with black Roman numerals”
MovementEros, automatic“MOVEMENT: Eros, automatic”
Movement Number001“MOVEMENT NUMBER: 001”
Circa2014“CIRCA: 2014”
BuckleSteel pin buckle“BUCKLE: Steel pin buckle”
Strap Material (Catalogued)Black CROCODILE leather strap“STRAP MATERIAL: Black CROCODILE leather strap”
Accompanying ItemsCertificate of Origin, leather case, and outer packaging“WITH: Certificate of Origin, leather case, and outer packaging”

Visible details

  • 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

Research qualifications

  • Movement and movement number 001 are not visible in the provided front view
  • Serial number is partially redacted as SMST 0175-7XX in the source text
  • The auction catalogue notes the crocodile strap shown was for display purposes only and replaced upon sale

Photograph identity and source facts were screened before import; rights clearance remains pending.

Consulted source

SPEAKE-MARIN, THE PICCADILY ‘RÉSILIENCE’ , A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRISTWATCH, SERIAL NUMBER: SMST 0175-7XX, MOVEMENT NUMBER: 001 | Christie’s

Reviewed 2026-10-21 · Record 7823756a99

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