Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 226

Jaeger-LeCoultre Extreme World Alarm Jaeger-LeCoultre, ?Master Compressor, Extreme World Alarm?, case No. 2564806, Ref. 150.8.42. Made circa 2005. Very fine, oversized, self-winding water-resistant, world time stainless steel and titanium wristwatch with alarm, 24-hour indication for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, date, integrated system for interchangeable bracelet and a stainless steel Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with four screws, winding crown and alarm setting buttons with twistlock guards, crown at 10 for setting the world time dial with alarm on/off selector, inclined bezel, sapphire crystal. D. Black with luminous dart indexes and Arabic halfhour numerals, outer fifths of a second/minute divisions, apertures for the date and the alarm hours and minutes sector, red 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. 912, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 23 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