Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 15, 2005

LOT 61

"Duoface" Jaeger-LeCoultre "Reverso Duoface, Quantième Perpétuel Retrograde", No. 243/500, Ref. 270.2.55. Produced in 2000. Very fine and rare, rectangular, doubledial, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished andbrushed, reeded bezel, sapphire crystals.D. On one side, "guilloché" silver withpainted Arabic numerals on a plain reserve,subsidiary dials for the secondsand the leap years, half moon-shapedaperture for the night and day indicationat 1. Blued steel "bâton" hands. On theother side, "guilloché" silver dial with offcentereddials for the days of the weekand the months, retrograde sectors forthe days of the month and the age of themoon with painted Arabic numerals,aperture for the moon phases. Bluedsteel "alpha" hands. All functions can beadjusted independently from the otherdial. M. Cal. 855, tonneau, coppercolored,"fausses-côtes" decoration, 39jewels, straight line lever escapement,monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions,shock-absorber, self-compensatingflat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.