Only Online Auction
Geneva, Dec 08, 2022
LOT 156
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Early water-resistant patented Frères Borgel – Taubert & Fils case, black dial; stainless steel
CHF 2,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,100 - 4,100 / USD 2,200 - 4,300 / HKD 16,600 - 33,200
Stainless steel, manual-winding, “tonneau”-shaped, Art Deco gentleman’s wristwatch, two-piece case, water-resistant with screwed case-back, the movement protected inside a soft iron calotte (protective container) against magnetic fields, black colour dial, with luminescent suspended Arabic numerals, radial indexes and subsidiary seconds at 6.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6-8 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-8-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched HANDS Original |
Brand Jaeger-LeCoultre, Le Sentier (Vallée de Joux)
Year circa 1935
Movement No. 99 274
Case No. 29 591 (by Frères Borgel, Geneva)
Material stainless steel
Bracelet black leather strap
Buckle stainless steel buckle
Caliber 32, 9’’’ ¾, straight-line lever escapement
Dimensions 37.2 x 28.4 mm.
Weight 32.2 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories copies of the invention patents
Notes
Case based on the Swiss invention patent No. 156 807, delivered on May 8, 1931, to Taubert & Fils, Geneva, for a “Boîte de montre hermétique”.
--
Case based on the British invention patent No. 385 509, delivered on May 9, 1932, to Taubert & Fils, Geneva, for a “Improvements in Fluid-tight Watches”.
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete.
The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.