Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2014

LOT 451

JAEGER-LECOULTRE MASTER GEOGRAPHIC PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION Jaeger LeCoultre, "Master Geographic, Master Control 1000 Hours, serie Limitée", No. 205/250, Ref. 142.6.92. Made in a limited edition of 250 pieces, made in 1997, sold on March 9, 1998. Very fine and rare, two-time-zone, world time, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with two crowns, date, power-reserve, day and night indication and a platinum Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a JLC fitted box, hang-tags, guarantee, Certificate of Authenticity and instruction manual.

Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, case back with 4 screws and hinged cover over transparent back, concave lugs, sapphire crystals, crown at 3 for setting the time of the two time zones, the other crown at 10 for selecting the second city. Satine petrol blue with applied indexes on outer inclined reserve, subsidiary dial for the second time zone in 12 hours, the date, sector for the power-reserve graduation, aperture showing the revolving ring bearing the names of 23 cities in the world. Frosted and polished dauphine hands. Cal. 929/3, rhodium-plated, fausse-côtes decoration, 38 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, platinum rotor segment.