Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 07, 2011

LOT 142

JAEGER LECOULTRE REF. 162.6.25 ASTON MARTIN CHRONOGRAPH LIMITED EDITION PLATINUM & TITANIUM Jaeger-LeCoultre, Aston Martin, Master Control 1000 Hours," No. 162/200, Ref. 192 6.25. Made in a limited edition of 200 pieces in platinum and titanium for Aston Martin in 2006. Very fine and rare, large, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and titanium wristwatch with pivoting-case chronograph, registers, date and an 18K white gold double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin, and instruction booklet.

C. Three-body, polished, concave lugs, inner pivoted case activating and stopping the chronograph by depressing the crystal at the top, return-to-zero function by depressing the crystal at the bottom, locking slide in the band, back with 8 screws, sapphire crystal. D. Two-tone gray and silver with applied Arabic numerals and baton markers, outer minutes and fi fths of a second divisions, half moon apertures at 3 and 9 for the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, aperture for the date at 5, the center with the Aston Martin logo. Luminous steel hour and minute hands, red chronograph hand. M. Cal. 751B, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 39 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 14 mm.