Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 132

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 5000 YELLOW GOLD Jaeger-LeCoultre, Automatic, case No. 1512893, Ref. 5000.21. Made in 1978. Fine and elegant, hexagonal, center seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with date and a gold-plated Jaeger-LeCoultre buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate and instruction booklet.

C. Two-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws. D. Champagne with printed radial Roman numerals, concentric minute/seconds track, aperture for the date at 3. Yellow gold baton hands. M. Cal. 900, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 28 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 35 mm. THICKNESS 6.5 mm.