Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 126

"Grande Memovox" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Grande Memovox", Automatique, Ref. 146.2.95. Made circa 2004. Very fine, large, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases, mechanical alarm on bronze bell, 24-hour indication, two crowns and an 18K pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box and a certificate.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, stepped bezel, concave and curved lugs. Alarm windingcrown at 2, time-setting and winding-crown at 4 and pushbutton for quick adjustment of the calendar at 8. D. Satiné silver with applied pink gold dart indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the 24-hours in black and red Arabic numerals, apertures for the leap year in two digits between the 12 and the 1, and for the moon phases at 6, outer 1/5th seconds graduation. Luminous pink gold "alpha" hands, red arrow hand for the alarm. M. Cal. 909- 440, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 4 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 15 mm.