Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Mar 05, 2009

LOT 44

Master Control 1000 Hours Jaeger LeCoultre for Tourneau, ?Master Control 1000 Hours,? Ref. 146.2.02, No. 10/20. Made in a limited edition of 20 pieces for Tourneau circa 2003. Fine, large, water-resistant, self-winding 18K pink gold wristwatch with date, two time zone, independently adjustable hour hand, 24h indication and an 18K pink gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, guarantee and booklets.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 4 screws, concave and curved lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Satine silver with applied pink gold Arabic numerals, dart indexes and luminous dots, apertures for the second 24-hour time zone disc and the date, subsidiary seconds dial. Luminous pink gold alpha hands. M. Cal. 972, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 29 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to six positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 12 mm.