Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
New York, Sep 30, 2015
JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 150.T.42 WORLD TIME ALARM TITANIUM Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Compressor, Tides of Time, Extreme World Alarm," No. 305 / 350, case No. 2665177, Ref. 150.T.42. Made circa 2010. Very fine, oversized, self-winding water-resistant, world time stainless steel and titanium wristwatch with alarm, 24-hour indication for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, date, integrated system for interchangeable bracelet and a stainless steel Jaeger LeCoultre double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, guarantee and instruction booklet.
Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with four screws, winding crown and alarm setting buttons with twist-lock guards, crown at 10 for setting the world time dial with alarm on/off selector, inclined bezel, sapphire crystal. Black with luminous dart indexes and Arabic half-hour numerals, outer 1/5th seconds track, apertures for the date and the alarm hours and minutes sector, blue and white rotating 24-hour ring for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer world time dial marked with the names of 24 cities. Luminous steel alpha hands. Cal. 912, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 28 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance spring, shock absorbers.