Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York - The Fuller Building, Dec 07, 2006

LOT 80

"Night and Day" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso - Duoface - Night and Day", Ref. 270.8.54. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, rectangular, two-time-zone, double-face, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch.

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