Important Collector's Wristwatches, P...

New York, Dec 01, 2004

LOT 313

LeCoultre, No. 611646, case No. 512864. Produced in the 1940s. Fine and rare, rectangular, astronomic, 14K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with triple date and moon phases with a gold-plated buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box.

C. Two-body, solid, polished, black enameled graduation on the bezel, curved lugs. D. Two-tone silver with radium dots, outer minute track, outermost painted blue Arabic numerals for the date, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, subsidiary seconds. Blued-steel and radium coated ?bâton" hands, red arrow for the date. M. Cal. 486/AW, tonneau shaped, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 23 x 40 mm.