Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 222

Jaeger LeCoultre Desk Comp endium with alarm Jaeger LeCoultre, Suisse, "ADOS Standard Barometre", No. 097779, Ref. 62, Patent No. 365.884. Made circa 1940. Very fine and rare, gilt brass and snakeskin desk compendium with 8-day clock, alarm, thermometer and barometer.

C. Two-body, snakeskin-covered with folding cover forming the stand, two gilt 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 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. 206, 50 mm., nickel, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straightline 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.