Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, The Grand Havana Room, Sep 20, 2006

LOT 64

"Night/Day" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso Duoface, Night-Day", Ref. 270.3.54. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, rectangular, two-time zone, double-face, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with 45-hours autonomy and an 18K white gold Jaeger- LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and push-pin.

USD 5,000 - 7,000

EUR 4,000 - 5,500

Sold: USD 5,310

C. Five-body, solid, polished, ridged bezel, sapphire crystals. D. On one side, ?guilloché? silver dial, off-center ring with luminous Arabic numerals and applied white gold dart indexes on a plain reserve, at 6, second ring for the second time zone in 24-hours in painted Arabic numerals and the indication "NIGHT/DAY". Luminous white gold "lozenge" hands. With a pusher on the band, the hours may be forwarded independently from the other dial. On the other side, black dial with luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, aperture at 12 for the night and day indication. M. Cal. 854, copper-colored, "faussescôtes" decoration, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dials, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 2

Very good
Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Reverso Limited Edition Watches The history of the ?Reverso? begins 1930 in India, when Cesar de Trey, a Swiss traveler, imagined a watch that could be turned over to protect its dial and crystal from dust. Back in Switzerland, he presented his idea to the LeCoultre Company in Le Sentier. It was decided that the watch case would be developed by the Jaeger Company in France. French designer and engineer Rene-Alfred Chauvet prepared the drawings for the production of the case. Chauvet applied for Patent No. 712868 at the French Ministry of Trade and Industry on March 4, 1931, and finally a patent was granted for the new design of a rectangular watchcase that could be swiveled so that the solid case back protected the delicate mineral crystal from breakage. The new ?Reverso? watch was destined to be delivered to stores for the 1931 Christmas season, and LeCoultre envisioned a production of 5,000 timepieces altogether. It became one of the company?s most famous models and over 70 years later its case has been carefully optimized, but its character remains unchanged. Embodying the style of the Art Deco period, the clean lines and the high quality of the ?Reverso? watches have made it Jaeger-LeCoultre?s leading model. The company has extended the line to offer a greater variety of one of the most characteristic and famous timepieces in the history of the wristwatch.