Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 409

Jaeger LeCoultre "Reverso Géographique" No. 362/500, Ref. 270.2.58. Produced in a limited edition of 500 examples at the end of the 1990's.Very fine astronomic, rectangular, two time zone, double-face, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with 45 hours autonomy, moon phases and an18K pink gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a certificate.

C. three-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel. D. on one side, "guilloché" silver with painted Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, auxiliary seconds dial, "night and day" aperture for the moon phases. "Bâton" blued steel hands. On the other side, "guilloché" black, off-center plain ring dial with tritium-coated stylized Arabic numerals, on the 8, aperture for the GMT + / - indication, on the 4, aperture for the day/night indication, below, two individual apertures showing the names of 12 -/GMT ciies and 12 other +/GMT cities. By means of a pusher on the band, the hours may be forwarded independently from the other dial and from the town names, by means of another square button on the band, the hours and the places may be adjusted. "Lozenge" tritium-coated hands.M. Cal. 858, copper-colored, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 22 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm.