Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 205

"Reverso Chronographe" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso Chronographe Retrograde", No. 414/500, Ref. 270.2.69. Made in a limited edition of 500 examples in 1996. Very fine and rare, rectangular, double-face, 18K pink gold gentleman's reversible wristwatch with square button retrograde chronograph, register, date, 44-hour autonomy and an 18K pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a box.

C. Five-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, transparentinner case back, sapphire crystals. D. "Guilloché" silverwith painted Arabic numerals on a plain outer reserve,chronograph start/stop display, aperture for the date, onthe back, the seconds and the retrograde 30-minuteregister ring dials. Blued steel "bâton" hands.M. Cal. 829, copper-colored, "fausses côtes"decoration, 36 jewels, straight line leverescapement, monometallic balance,shock-absorber, self-compensating flatbalance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.