Hong Kong, May 28, 2022
LOT 207
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Ref. E 558, self-winding, diver’s, date, black dial, Super-Compressor patented case; “Deep Sea” “Master Mariner”, so-called “Barracuda”; stainless steel
HKD 56,000 - 72,000
EUR 6,700 - 8,600 / CHF 7,000 - 9,000 / USD 7,100 - 9,100
Sold: HKD 75,000
Stainless steel, self-winding, vertical “tonneau”-shaped, diver’s wristwatch, water-resistant with screwed case-back, 60-minute graduated bidirectional revolving black inclined inner bezel for the decompression times (setting by the crown at 2 o’clock), black colour dial with luminescent radial indexes, centre-seconds and one horological complication:
· Instantaneous date of the month (aperture at 3 o’clock)
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Brand Jaeger-LeCoultre, Le Sentier (Vallée de Joux)
Model “Deep Sea” “Master Mariner”, so-called “Barracuda”
Reference E 558
Year circa 1970
Movement No. 2 051 379 (signed LeCoultre)
Case No. unnumbered (signed LeCoultre with “Super-Compressor” patents)
Material stainless steel
Bracelet stainless steel bracelet with deployant clasp
Length 200 mm. (approx.)
Caliber K 883
Height 39.9 mm.
Width 36.5 mm.
Signature dial, case and movement
Accessories Extract from the Archives, copies of the invention patents
Notes
The Extract from the Archives, dated September 21, 2021, mentioned that this watch was manufactured in 1970.
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Case based on the Swiss invention patent No. 317 537, delivered on November 30, 1956 (application filed on November 22, 1954), to Ervin Piquerez, Bassecourt (Bernese Jura), for a “Boîte de montre étanche” (Water-resistant watch-case).
Case based on the Swiss invention additional patent No. 337 462 (subordinate to the main patent No. 321 578), delivered on March 31, 1959 (application filed on August 13, 1956), to Ervin Piquerez, Bassecourt (Bernese Jura), for a “Montre munie d’un organe de commande du mécanisme intérieur” (Watch fitted with a control device for the inner mechanism).
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Case based on the Swiss invention patent No. 317 537, delivered on November 30, 1956 (application filed on November 22, 1954), to Ervin Piquerez, Bassecourt (Bernese Jura), for a “Boîte de montre étanche” (Water-resistant watch-case).
Case based on the Swiss invention additional patent No. 337 462 (subordinate to the main patent No. 321 578), delivered on March 31, 1959 (application filed on August 13, 1956), to Ervin Piquerez, Bassecourt (Bernese Jura), for a “Montre munie d’un organe de commande du mécanisme intérieur” (Watch fitted with a control device for the inner mechanism).