Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Sep 15, 2010

LOT 21

LeCoultre Polaris 2nd generation LeCoultre, Memovox Polaris, Ref. E 859. Made circa 1968. Fine, center seconds, self-winding, stainless steel wristwatch with date, alarm and 2 crowns and a generic stainless steel bracelet.

C. Two-body, polished and brushed, inclined bezel, the crown at 2 activates the central revolving alarm dial, caseback with apertures for alarm sound. D. Black with luminous Arabic and baton indexes, inner revolving disk with applied luminous and minute divisions for the alarm, outer dot minute divisions with 5-minute/ seconds markers and Arabic quarters, aperture for the date. Luminous steel hands. M. Cal. 825, 14 ???, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 16 mm.