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Geneva, Mar 29, 2009

LOT 401

White Gold and Diamond Grande Memovox Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Grande Memovox, Master Control, 1000 hours", No. 11, Ref. 146.3.95/1. Sold in April 2004. Very fine, large, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K white gold and diamonds wristwatch with perpetual calendar and moon phases, mechanical alarm on a bronze bell, 24 hour indication, two crowns and an 18K white gold Jaeger- LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by fitted wooden box, guarantee and booklet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 screws, inclined bezel inserted with brilliant-cut diamonds, concave and curved lugs. Alarm winding crown at 2 inserted with brilliant-cut diamonds, time setting and winding-crown inserted with brilliantcut diamonds at 4 and push button for quick adjustment of the calendar at 8, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone satiné silver and white with applied white gold dart indexes and luminous dots, subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the 24 hours in white and red Arabic numerals, apertures for the leap year in two digits between the 12 and the 1, and for the moon phases at 6, outer 1/5th seconds graduation. Luminous polished and frosted white gold alpha hands, red tipped arrow hand for the alarm. M. Cal. 909- 440, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 4 adjustments, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 15 mm.