Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Nov 27, 2016
JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 146.6.26 EIGHT DAY PERPETUAL CALENDAR PLATINUM Jaeger-LeCoultre, Master Antoine LeCoultre, limited Edition, 1000 Hours, Eight Days Perpetual Calendar, Ref. 146.6.26.S. Made in a limited edition of 200 pieces in 2005. Very fine and rare, 8-day going, manual-wound, water-resistant, platinum wristwatch with perpetual calendar, power-reserve indication, day and night indication, setting warning indication in red, two barrels, moon phase, 4-digit year display and a platinum deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee certificate, loupe and booklets.
Two-body, polished, inclined bezel, concave lugs, transparent case back with four screws, sapphire crystals. Matte silver with applied white gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes, luminous dots, outer minute track, subsidiary guilloche dials for the date, days of the week with inner moon phase indication, months, sectors for the day and night and power reserve indications, aperture for the 4-digit year display. Luminous white gold alpha hands. Cal. 876 SQ, rhodium-plated, duo spring barrels, blued steel screws, 37 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance with 4 adjustments, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring.