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Hôtel Plaza Athénée - Le Trianon, Sep 28, 2005

LOT 199

Jaeger LeCoultre, "Reverso Septan-tième", "8 Jours", No. 5/500. Produced in a limited edition of 500 examples in pink gold to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the legendary "Reverso" model. Very fine and rare, astronomic, extra-large, rectangular, reversible, 18K pink gold gentleman?s wristwatch with large date, 8-day power reserve, night and day indication and an 18K pink gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a large grey wooden fitted box, a magnifying glass, a pair of white gloves and a certificate.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, inner transparent case back, outer case back engraved: " Reverso Septantième", sapphire crystals. D. "Guilloché" matte solid silver with painted black Arabic numerals on an outer plain reserve, "guilloché" subsidiary sunk seconds at 5, large double aperture for the date at 7, at 11 sector for the up-and-down indication, at 1 semicircular aperture for the night/day indication. Blued steel " Epée" hands. M. Cal. 879 in 18K pink gold,"fausses-côtes" decoration, 25 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, duo-spring-barrels, self-compensating flat balance-spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 29 x 47 x 12 mm. Thickness 13 mm.