Important Collectors’ Wristwatches Po...

New York, Mar 15, 2006

LOT 156

"Reverso - Sun Moon" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso-Sun Moon", Ref. 270.2.63. Production of this reference started in 1999 and ended in 2004. Very fine, rectangular and reversible, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with 40-hours power-reserve indication, moon phases, day and night indication and an 18K pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate

C. Five-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, inner transparent case back, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné silver with black painted Arabic numerals, sunk subsidiary sector for the up-and-down indication, aperture for the moon phases and the day/night indication, symbolized by the sun and the stars. Blued steel "bâton" hands. M. Cal. 823, rhodiumplated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 23 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm