Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, Mar 19, 2003

LOT 31

Jaeger LeCoultre "Reverso Art Déco", No. 41, Ref. 270.3.62. Produced in a few examples in 1998.Very fine, rectangular, reversible, 18K white gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K white gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp.

USD 9,000 - 11,000

EUR 8,000 - 10,000

Sold: USD 10,925

C .five-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, transparent inner case back, sapphire crystals. D. matte and "guilloché" copper-colored dial with "rayons de soleil" center, applied white gold faceted dart and dot indexes, "guilloché" auxiliary seconds dial. "Dauphine" white gold hands. M. Cal. 822 AD, skeletonized and hand-engraved, copper-colored, 21 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 42 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 3
Movement: 2*
Dial: 1 - 01

Notes

The "Reverso" wristwatch was created by Jaeger LeCoultre in 1931 and is considered a truly classic wristwatch design. Its case is tightly mounted into a "carriage" worn on the wrist and can be moved along a "track" within the carriage and turned over to protect the crystal and the dial. Embodying the style of the Art Deco period, it is still in production today in various models. The "Art Deco" model features a highly ornamented movement made from 134 parts. Because of the time consuming procesof skeletonizing and hand engraving the movement, very few watches of this reference are produced each month.