Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 14, 2017

LOT 401

JAEGER LECOULTRE MASTER GEOGRAPHIQUE STEEL Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Control 1000 Hours - Géographique," No. 4768, Ref. 142.8.92. Sold in November 2001. Very fine, "World Time," center seconds, self-winding, water- resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, 40-hour power reserve, day and night indication and a stainless steel Jaeger- LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a certificate, push-pin, original fitted box and instruction booklet.

CHF 3,000 - 5,000

HKD 24,000 - 40,000 / USD 3,000 - 5,000

Sold: CHF 3,750

Three-body, solid, polished, concave lugs, case back secured by 4 screws and the applied Master Control 1000 hours logo, the crown at 10 is to rotate the city disc for the second time zone, sapphire crystal. Two-tone silver with applied steel dart indexes, subsidiary dials for the second time zone at 6, the days of the month at 2 and the up-and-down indication at 10, aperture for a bi- directional rotating disc with the names of the world's major cities. Luminous steel dauphine hands. Cal. 929/3, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 38 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator, 22K gold rotor segment, hack mechanism.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-9

Good

Scratched

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 38 mm. THICKNESS 10.5 mm. Property of the Original Swiss Owner.