Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 08, 2011

LOT 97

Jaeger-LeCoultre - Platinum - Master Grande Tourbillon Jaeger-LeCoultre, Master Grand Tourbillon, 1000 Hours Control, Automatic, No. 115/300, case No. 2408018, Ref. 149.6.34. S. Made in a limited edition of 300 pieces in 2006. Sold November 24th, 2007. Very fine and rare, large, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with visible Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 978 lightweight one-minute tourbillon, date, 24-hour indication and an 18K white gold Jaeger-LeCoultre double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, instruction booklet, Certificate of Authenticity and a 6 x 6 x 6 cm acrylic cube containing a specimen of the original factory façade founded by Antoine LeCoultre in 1833.

C. Two-body, polished, inclined bezel, concave lugs, transparent case back with four screws, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied white gold Arabic numerals, dart indexes and luminous dots, outer minute track and calendar graduation for the date, aperture to view the tourbillon at 6, subsidiary 24-hour dial at 12. Luminous white gold alpha hands, red tip hand for the date, white gold 3-tip seconds hand fixed to the top pivot of the tourbillon carriage. M. Cal. 978, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, one-minute titanium tourbillon carriage, monometallic balance, shock absorber, lateral lever escapement, blued steel Breguet balance spring, 22K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 13 mm.