Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 127

Super Compressor Jaeger LeCoultre, "Master Mariner, Deep Sea, Automatic", case No. 1264241, Ref. E 558. Made circa 1969. Fine, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date and two crowns.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back. D. Black with luminous baton indexes, outer revolving 60-minute ring operated by crown at 2 o'clock, aperture for the date, inner 1/5 seconds and minute division. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. K883, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Inside case back engraved "Super- Compressor" with patent numbers. Dim. 36.5 x 36 mm. Thickness 13.5 mm.