Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 414

Jaeger LeCoultre Automatic, "Calendrier Perpétuel, Grand Réveil", No. 0298. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine, large, self-winding, water-resistant, center fifths of second, 18K yellow gentleman's wristwatch with 44 hours autonomy, perpetual calendar, moon phases, mechanical alarm on a bronze bell, 24 hours indication and three crowns, with an 18K yellow gold Jaeger LeCoultre buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 titanium screws, stepped bezel, fluted and curved lugs. Alarm winding-crown on the 2, time-setting and winding-crowns on the 4, and on the 8, push-button for quick adjustment of the calendar. D. white with applied gold tritium-coated indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the 24 hours in red numbers, apertures for the leap year in two digits on the 1 and the moon phases on the 6, outer fifths of second graduaion. "Skeleton" blued steel hands, "Bâton" gold hand with a red arrow for the alarm. M. Cal. 919, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, 4 adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, ball-bearing rotor.Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm.