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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008

LOT 270

Platinum Master Eight Days Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Control 1000 Hours, Master Eight Days-Antoine LeCoultre", No. 040/200, Ref. 146.6.17. Made in a limited edition of 200 pieces in 2003. Very fine and rare, 8-day going, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with large date, day and night indication, 8 day power-reserve indication, and a platinum Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, polished, inclined bezel, band engraved with the facsimili signature of Antoine LeCoultre, concave lugs, transparent back with four screws, sapphire crystals. D. Satiné silver with applied dart indexes and Arabic quarter-hour numerals, luminous dots, outer minute divisions, offset subsidiary seconds, day and night and power reserve indications, apertures for the large date. Polished and frosted white gold alpha hands. M. Cal. 877, rhodium-plated, sunray decoration, duo spring-barrels, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with four adjustments, selfcompensating flat balance spring, shock absorber, swan neck micrometer regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 11 mm.