Collector’s Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Mar 13, 2002

LOT 63

LeCoultre ?Reverso?. Produced in the 1930?s. Fine and unusual, center-seconds, rectangular, 9K yellow gold gentleman?s wristwatch, with an 18K pink gold deployant clasp.

C. three-body, solid, polished, reeded top and bottom bezel, a hand pouring water from a pot into a receptacle and the dedication: ?To the upright of heart there is gladness? is engraved on the back. D. matte silver with applied yellow gold Arabic numerals and indexes, concentric, painted Arabic numerals for the seconds. ?Epée? gold hands. M. Cal. 7 1/2 ''', tonneau, rhodium-plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 16 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial and movement signed. Case numbered. Dim. 23 x 38 mm.