Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 199

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 177.6.34.S MASTER TOURBILLON PLATINUM Jaeger-LeCoultre, Master Tourbillon, case No. 2736772, Ref. 177.6.34.S. Made in 2011. Very fine and rare, water-resistant, self-winding, two time zone, platinum wristwatch with visible tourbillon, date, 24 hour indication and a Jaeger-LeCoultre stainless steel double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee and booklets. Property from an American Collection

C. Two-body, polished, inclined bezel, concave lugs, transparent case back with four screws, sapphire crystals. D. Grey with applied faceted dart indexes, outer minute track and graduation for the date, subsidiary dial for the 24 hours, aperture to view the tourbillon. White gold dauphine hands, blue arrow for the date, blued steel 3-tip seconds hand fixed to the top pivot of the tourbillon carriage. M. Cal. 978, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes and oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 33 jewels, one-minute tourbillon carriage, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon with polished steel cage and 3 equidistant arms, shock absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 43 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm.