Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

New York, Grand Havana Room, May 21, 2003

LOT 46

Jaeger LeCoultre, "Calendrier Perpétuel, Grand Réveil", Automatic, No. 104, Ref. 180.2.99. Produced in a limited edition of 250 examples in the 1990's.Very fine and rare, round, large, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with 44 hours autonomy, perpetual calendar, moon phases, mechanical alarm on a bronze bell, 24 hours indication, three crowns and an 18K pink gold Jaeger LeCoultre buckle.

C. two-body, solid, polished, case back with 6 titanium screws, stepped bezel, fluted and curved lugs. Alarm winding-crown at 2, time-setting and winding-crown at 4, push-button for quick adjustment of the calendar at 8. D. white with applied pink gold luminous indexes, auxiliary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the months and the 24 hours in red and black numbers, apertures for the leap year in two digits at 1 and for the moon phases at 6, outer fifths of seconds graduation. "Skelton" blued steel hands, "Bâton" gold hand with a red arrow for the alarm. M. Cal. 919, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 4 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 41 mm.