Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hog Kong, Feb 26, 2011

LOT 97

Jaeger-LeCoultre Extreme World Chronograph Jaeger-LeCoultre, ?Master Compressor, Extreme World Chronograph?, case No. 1218, Ref. 150.8.22. Made circa 2005. Very fine, oversized, self-winding water-resistant, world time stainless steel wristwatch with two round button chronograph, registers, 24-hour indication for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, date, integrated system for interchangeable bracelet and a stainless steel Jaeger LeCoultre buckle. Accompanied by the original fitted box and instuction booklet.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with four screws, winding crown and chronograph buttons with twistlock guards, crown at 10 for setting the world time dial, inclined bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous dart indexes and Arabic half-hour numerals, outer fifths of a second/minute divisions, subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, apertures for the date and the seconds, silver and white rotating 24-hour ring for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer world time dial marked with the names of 23 cities. Luminous alpha hands. M. Cal. 752, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 41 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorbers. Dial, movement and case signed. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness 16 mm.