Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

New York, Oct 08, 2016

LOT 179

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 146.8.83 MASTER COMPRESSOR GEOGRAPHIC STEEL Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Compressor Geographic - 1000 Hours," No. 5036, Ref. 146.8.83/1. Sold January 24th, 2013. Very fine, large, two time zone, center seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with date, world time display with 24 time zones, AM/PM indication, 2 crowns and a stainless steel Jaeger-LeCoultre link bracelet with double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee and instruction booklet.

Two-body, polished, case back with 4 screws and "Master Compressor" logo, concave and curved lugs, Compressor Key winding-crown at 2 for world time-setting, winding crown at 4 for winding and setting, sapphire crystal. Black with luminous Arabic numerals and dart indexes, subsidiary guilloche dials for the date at 3 and the second time zone at 7, apertures for the AM / PM indication at 9 and the world time at 6. Luminous steel alpha hands. Cal. 923, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 31 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring.