Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Jun 12, 2012

LOT 84

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 146.6.34.S MASTER TOURBILLON PLATINUM Jaeger-LeCoultre, Master Tourbillon - 1000 Hours, No. 175/300, Ref. 146.6.34S. Made in a limited edition of 300 pieces in 2006. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with visible one minute tourbillon regulator, independently adjustable hour hand for a second timezone , 24-hour indication, patented semi-instantaneous special date function, palladium dial and an 18K white gold Jaeger-LeCoultre double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin and instruction booklet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, transparent case back with 4 screws, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. D. Grey with applied white gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, luminous dots, subsidiary 24 hour dial at 12, outermost date graduation, the date hand jumping from 15-16 so as not to obscure the tourbillon, aperture for the visible one-minute tourbillon regulator at 6, carrying the 3-spoke blued steel seconds hand, independently adjustable hour hand. Polished and frosted white gold alpha hands. M. Cal. 978, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, titanium bridge, 3 equidistant arm titanium carriage, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, 22K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 13 mm.