Important Watches

Geneva, Mar 20, 2010

LOT 241

Jaeger LeCoultre Desk Compendium Jaeger LeCoultre, Suisse, No. 106745, Patent No. 365.884. Made circa 1930. Very fine and rare, chrome and leather desk compendium with 8-day clock, alarm, thermometer and barometer.

C. Two-body, red leather-covered with folding cover forming the stand, two chromed hinged cases for the clock and barometer, telescopic winding crown with co-axial button for alarm setting, the thermometer between on a white plate with white black painted scale. D. Cream painted with luminous Arabic numerals, inner minute track. Luminous blued steel skeleton hands. Barometer: Cream painted with black barometric scale. Blued steel arrow hand and arrow pointer. M. Cal. 207, 50 mm., nickel, fausses cotes decoration,17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring, index regulator, alarm sounding on a single gong. Dial signed, case numbered. Dim. 14.5 x 10.7 x 3 cm.