Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

Grand Havana Room, May 26, 2004

LOT 143

Jaeger-LeCoultre,"Master Control-1000 Hours-Automatique", Ref. 140.8.98.S. Produced in the 1990s. Fine, astronomic, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with 38-hour auto- nomy, triple date and moon phases and a stainless steel Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp.

C. Two-body, polished, transparent case back with 4 screws, concave lugs, corrector buttons on the band, sapphire crystals. D. Black with applied steel dart indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, graduated sector for the age of the moon, outer graduation for the days of the month. Tritium-coated steel "dauphine" hands, half moon-shaped red indicator for the date. M. Cal. 891/448, rhodium-plated,"fausses côtes decration, 36 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K gold rotor segment.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 37 mm.