Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001

LOT 701

Jaeger LeCoultre Automatique, "Grande Memovox", No. 0039, Ref. 146.2.95. Produced in the 1990's.Very fine, large, self-winding, water-resistant, center fifths of second, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with 44 hours autonomy, perpetual calendar, moon phases, mechanical alarm on bronze bell, 24 hours indication and two crowns, with an 18K pink gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted box and certificate.

C. two-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, conical bezel, concave and curved lugs. Alarm winding-crown on the 2, time-setting and winding-crown on the 4, and on the 8, push-button for quick adjustment of the calendar. D. satiné silver with applied pink gold dart indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the 24 hours in black and red Arabic numerals, apertures for the leap year in two digits between the 12 and the 1, and for the moon phases on the6, outer fifths of second graduation. "Alpha" tritium-coated pink gold hands, "Bâton" white hand with a red arrow for the alarm. M. Cal. 909-440, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 36 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.