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Monte Carlo, Sep 22, 2005

LOT 20

Jaeger-LeCoultre, Reverso Duetto, Unique piece.

EUR 70,000 - 100,000

Sold: EUR 110,000

Case: Reversible lady?s size swivel case in 18-carat white gold, cambered sapphire crystal, hardness no. 9 snow-set pink sapphires and diamonds (diameter 0.5 ? 1.6 mm), corresponding to approximately 950 precious stones, 5.55 cts. Dial: Front: silvered guilloché, black transferred fl oral numerals, 10 diamond chatons Back: gem-set mother-of-pearl Movement: mechanicals manually-wound, Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 844, crafted and decorated by hand. Hour and minute indications on the front, and back.


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Tradition, innovation. Isolated in the Vallée de Joux, the men and women at Jaeger-LeCoultre cultivate every day their unique skills and give life to the Manufacture, the undisputed reference in fi ne watchmaking. Craftsmen, designers and watchmakers... all perpetuating a heritage built on countless secrets. For over 170 years, Jaeger- LeCoultre has been a major player in shaping watchmaking history. The Manufacture has brought together under one roof all the talents and expertise required to make each timepiece in its entirety: 900 people, 40 professions and 20 technologies. It has registered 215 patents and created over 1,000 exceptional calibres, rising to numerous challenges and setting new records. The men and women of Jaeger-LeCoultre carry the passion and inventive spirit of the brand?s founders. The legendary Reverso watch, the superb technical demonstrations of the Master Control and Master Compressor collections, the beauty of the Idéale line, and the incomparable Atmos clock... Each timepiece is fashioned with the same passion for fi ne workmanship and guided by the constant pursuit of technical perfection and aesthetic harmony. Jaeger-LeCoultre is one of the rare watch manufactures still today cultivating in-house the various decorative arts that are capable of transforming a timepiece into a work of art. Thus, within the workshops of the Manufacture, exceptional watchmaking and Haute Joaillerie were destined to meet and amaze. Alongside the age-old skill of handcrafted gem-setting, Jaeger-LeCoultre has invented a unique technique: snow-setting, in which the tiniest diamonds, nestling against each other, blend seamlessly into the watch case.