Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

LOT 392

"Duo-Dial" Jaeger-LeCoultre "Reverso Duoface, Quantième Perpétuel Retrograde", Ref. 270.2.55. Made in 2000. No. 11/500. Very fine and rare, rectangular, double-dial, astronomic, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by original box.

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, reeded bezel, sapphirecrystals. D. On one side, "guilloché" silver with paintedArabic numerals on a plain reserve,subsidiary dials for the secondsand the leap years, half moon-shaped aperture for thenight and day indication at 1. Blued steel "bâton" hands. On theother side, "guilloché" silver dial with off center dials for thedays of the week and the months, retrograde sectors for the daysof the month and the age of the moon with painted Arabicnumerals,aperture for the moon phases. Blued steel "alpha"hands. All functions can be adjusted independently from theother dial. M. Cal. 855, tonneau, copper colored,"fausses-côtes"decoration, 39 jewels, straight line lever escapement,monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock-absorber,self-compensating flat balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.