Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 228

Jaeger-Lecoultre Master Compressor 1000 Hours Dualmatic Jaeger-LeCoultre, No. 2145, Ref. 146.8.02. Made circa 2010. Very fine, large, independently adjustable two time zone, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with 24-hour indication, date, two crowns and a stainless steel Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 4 screws and the applied Master Compressor 1000 hours logo, concave and curved lugs, time-setting crown for both time-zones at 4, at 2 for the outer rotating ring, both with "Compressor Key", sapphire crystal. D. Black with applied luminous Arabic numerals and dart indexes, outer revolving disc for the dive times, apertures for the 24-hours and date, subsidiary seconds. Luminous steel alpha hands. M. Rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock absorber, selfcompensating flat balance spring, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 14 mm.