Important Collector's Wristwatches,Po...

Grand Havana Room, Mar 24, 2004

LOT 88

Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso Chronographe Rétrograde", Ref. 295.1.59. Produced circa 2000.Fine, rectangular, double-face, 18K yellow gold reversible gentleman?s wristwatch with date, square button chronograph,register and an 18K yellow gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. five-body, solid, polished, reeded top and bottom bezel, serrated lugs, sapphire crystal. D. front: "chess-pattern" engraved silverwith painted Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, aperture for the date, chronograph start/stop display at 5. Luminous blued steel"lozenge" hands. Back: matte silver repeating the front decoration, black ring dials with Arabic numerals for the seconds and retro-grade30-minute register. Blued steel red arrow hand for the seconds indicator. M. Cal. 859, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decora-tion,38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 28 x 43 mm.