Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 10, 2010

LOT 111

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grand Réveil No. 1 Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Control 1000 Hours Calendrier Perpétuel - Master Grand Réveil", No. 001, Ref. 149.8.95. Sold circa 2006. Very fine, large, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with perpetual calendar, year indication, mechanical alarm with optional silence/vibration feature, 24-hour day and night indication, phases of the moon dial, 2 crowns and a stainless steel Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and a blank Jaeger Lecoultre warranty.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 4 screws, inclined bezel, concave lugs, alarm crown at 2, winding and setting crown at 4, lever in the band to select alarm or vibration function, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied steel dart indexes and luminous painted dots, subsidiary dials for the date, days of the week, the months and the 24-hours in red and black numbers, printed gold moon phase symbols, apertures for the year at 12 and the alarm/vibration indicator between 10 and 11. Frosted and polished steel alpha hands, red-tipped for the alarm. M. Cal. 919, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 34 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 4 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness: 16 mm.