Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 12, 2003

LOT 359

Jaeger LeCoultre "Reverso Art Déco", No. 35, 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.

CHF 12,000 - 14,000

EUR 8,300 - 9,700 / USD 9,000 - 10,000

Sold: CHF 12,075

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: 2
Movement: 2*
Dial: 2 - 01

Notes

The "Reverso" wristwatch was created by Jaeger LeCoultre in 1931 and is considered a truly classic wristwatch design. Its case is mounted in 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. The "Art Deco" model features a highly ornamented movement made up of 134 parts. The time-consuming processes of skeletonizing and hand-engravinghe movement, mean that very few watches of this reference are produced each month.