Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Dec 13, 2012

LOT 307

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 270.8.54 NIGHT & DAY STEEL Jaeger-LeCoultre, Reverso, Duoface Night and Day, case No. 1855025, Ref. 270.8.54. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, rectangular and reversible, two time zone, doubledialed, stainless steel wristwatch with a stainless steel Jaeger LeCoultre link bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by a certificate, instruction booklet, setting pin and 2 extra links.

C. Five-body, polished and brushed, reeded bezel, sapphire crystals. D. On one side, guilloché anthracite dial, offcenter ring with luminous Arabic numerals and applied steel dart indexes on a plain reserve, at 6 subsidiary dial for the second time zone in 24 hours in painted Arabic numerals and the indication NIGHT/DAY. Luminous steel lozenge hands. With the pusher on the band, the hours may be forwarded independently from the other dial. On the other side, two tone guilloché silver dial with painted Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, subsidiary seconds dial. M. Cal. 854, copper-colored, fausses cotes decoration, 21 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring. Dials, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Approx. overall length 195 mm plus 2 links.