Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 126

"Pink Gold Triple Date" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Triple Date", No. 459730, case No. 382624. Made in the 1950s. Fine, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with triple date and moon phases.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, teardrop lugs. D. Two-tone silver with applied pink gold faceted triangular indexes and Arabic numerals for the quarters, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, subsidiary seconds dial, satiné silver outer ring with the days of the month in red painted Arabic numerals. Pink gold "dauphine" hands, red arrow hand for the date. M. Cal. 494/A, gilt brass, "fausses côtes" decoration, 18 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating Breguet balance spring. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Diam. 35 mm. Thickness 11 mm.