Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...

Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004

LOT 155

Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso "Gran'Sport" Chronographe Rétrograde", Ref. 295.1.59. Manufactured circa 2000. Fine, rectangular, double-dial, 18K yellow gold reversible gentleman?s wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, date and "marche/arrêt" indication. Accompanied by a rubber strap and an 18K yellow gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp.

C. Five-body, solid, polished, reeded top and bottom bezel, serrated lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Front: "chess-pattern" engraved silver with painted Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, aperture for the date, chronograph start/stop display at 5. Tritium coated blued steel "lozenge" hands. Back: matte silver repeating the front decoration, black ring dials with Arabic numerals for the seconds and the retrograde 30-minute register. Blued steel red arrow hand for the seconds indicator, "Lozenge" for the register. M. Cal. 859, rhodium plated, "fausses-côtes"decoration, 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.