Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 151

Jaeger LeCoultre, "Master Control-1000 Hours-Automatique", Ref. 140.640.986, No 238. Made in a limited series of 250 examples, sold in 2001. Fine, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum gentleman's wristwatch with 38-hour autonomy, triple date and moon phases and a platinum Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, polished, transparent hinged case back with screws, concave lugs, corrector buttons on the band, sapphire crystals. D. Blue with applied steel dart indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, graduated sector for the age of the moon, outer graduation for the days of the month. Luminous steel "dauphine" hands, croissant-shaped red indicator for the date. M. Cal. 891/448, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes? decoration, 36 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjustments, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, platinum rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 12 mm.