Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Mar 19, 2016

LOT 226

JAEGER LECOULTRE ODYSSEUS PERPETUAL CALENDAR YELLOW GOLD Jaeger LeCoultre, "Odysseus Perpetuel", Ref. 166.7.80 No. 0078. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine, astronomic, center-seconds, self-winding, water resistant, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with perpetual calendar, moon phases and an 18K yellow gold Jaeger LeCoultre buckle.

HKD 35,000 - 50,000

USD 4,500 - 6,400 / CHF 4,500 - 6,400

Sold: HKD 52,500

Two-body, solid, polished, case back with screws, rounded band, stepped bezel with two pink gold bracket-shaped lateral elements, stepped lugs, sapphire crystal. Off-white synthetic enamel with applied yellow gold indexes and luminous dots, sunk subsidiary dials for the days of the month, of the week, the 24 hours, the months and the leap year, aperture for the moon phases and the year in two digits. Yellow gold baton hands. Cal. 889/1/440, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 50 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. 21K gold rotor segment.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 2-8

Very good

Slightly scratched

Movement: 2**

Very good

Repair required, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 35 mm. THICKNESS 8 mm.