Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Nov 16, 2008

LOT 78

Night and Day Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso - Duoface - Night and Day", case No. 1942084, Ref. 270.8.54. Made in 1999. Very fine, rectangular and reversible, two time zone, double-dialed, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp.

C. Five-body, polished and brushed, reeded bezel, sapphire crystals. D. On one side, guilloché anthracite dial, offcenter ring with luminous Arabic numerals and applied steel dart indexes on a plain reserve, at 6 subsidiary dial for the second time zone in 24 hours in painted Arabic numerals and the indication "NIGHT/DAY". Luminous steel lozenge hands. With the pusher on the band, the hours may be forwarded independently from the other dial. On the other side, two tone guilloché silver dial with painted Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, subsidiary seconds dial. M. Cal. 854, copper-colored, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dials, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.