Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 10, 2015

LOT 363

JAEGER LECOULTRE REF. Q1646453 MASTER GRANDE TOURBILLON CONTINENTS FIRST EXAMPLE OFFERED AT AUCTION PLATINUM Jaeger-LeCoultre, Master Grande Tourbillon Continents, 1000 Hours Control, Automatic, No. 05/20, Ref. Q1646453. Made in a limited edition of 20 pieces, sold on August 21st, 2014. Very fine, rare and unusual, oversized, self-winding, water- resistant, platinum wristwatch with champleve enamel dial, visible Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 978 lightWEIGHT one-minute tourbillon, date, 24-hour indication and an 18K white gold Jaeger-LeCoultre double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box (damaged), certificate, guarantee,instruction booklet.

CHF 70,000 - 90,000

HKD 560,000 - 725,000 / USD 73,000 - 93,000

Sold: CHF 87,500

Two-body, polished, inclined bezel with compass symbols line, concave lugs, transparent case back with 4 screws, sapphire crystals. Champleve cloisonne enamel dial depicting the continents of Asia, aperture to view the tourbillon at 6. Luminous white gold two-tone alpha hands, gold 3-tip seconds hand fixed to the top pivot of the tourbillon carriage. Cal. 978, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, one-minute titanium tourbillon carriage, monometallic balance, shock absorber, lateral lever escapement, blued steel Breguet balance spring, 22K gold rotor.


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Case: 1-8

As new

Slightly scratched

Movement: 1

As new

Dial: 1-01

As new

HANDS Original

Notes

Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 43 mm. THICKNESS 13 mm.