The Collection of a European Nobleman

Geneva, May 11, 2008

LOT 572

Master Control Master Hometime Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Control 1000 Hours", No. 0253, Ref. 147.8.05.S. Sold on November 5, 2004. Fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with two-time-zones, independently adjustable additional hour hand, day and night indication, date and a stainless steel deployant clasp. Accompanied by a Jaeger-LeCoultre guarantee and booklets.

C. Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, winding crown for setting both time-zone hands, concave lugs, transparent back with four screws, sapphire crystals. D. Brushed silver with applied steel dart indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, luminous dots, outer minute divisions, subsidiary seconds, date aperture at 4, sector for the day and night indication with steel sun and moon hand. Two-tone frosted and polished alpha hands, black skeleton hand for the second-time-zone. M. Cal. 975, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 39 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, 22K gold rotor segment, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 11.5 mm.