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New York, Dec 11, 2008

LOT 161

Reverso Geógraphique GMT Jaeger-LeCoultre, Reverso Geógraphique, No. 237/ 500, Ref. 270.2.58.Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, world time, rectangular, two time zone, doubleface reversible 18K pink gold wristwatch with moon phases, day/ night and GMT indications, and 18K pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp.

C. Five-body, solid, polished and brushed, reeded bezel. D. On one side, two-tone guilloché silver with painted black Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, inner minute track, subsidiary seconds dial, aperture for the moon phases and night and day . Blued steel épée hands. On the other side, two-tone guilloché black off-center chapter ring with white Arabic numerals, on the 8, aperture for the GMT + or - indication, on the 4, aperture for the day/night indication, at the bottom, two individual apertures showing the names of 12 GMT cities each. The square pusher on the band advances the hour and the GMT dials, the round pusher allows to advance the hour hand only. Luminous gold lozenge hands. M. Cal JLC 858, manual winding, 22 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self compensating flat balance spring, shock absorber. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.