Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 26, 2013

LOT 94

JAEGER LECOULTRE, REF. Q1662450. LIMITED EDITION MASTER GRAND TOURBILLON PINK GOLD Jaeger-LeCoultre, Master Grand Tourbillon - 1000 Hours, case No. 2504531, Ref. Q1662450. Made in a limited edition of 575 pieces in 2008 for the 175th Anniversary of Jaeger-LeCoultre. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, two time zone, 18K pink gold wristwatch with visible one minute tourbillon regulator, independently adjustable hour hand for a second time zone, 24-hour indication, patented semi instantaneous special date function and 18K pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, Certificate of Origin, guarantee, loupe and instruction booklet.

Two-body, solid, polished, inclined bezel, transparent case back with 4 screws, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. Guilloche brown with applied faceted pink gold dart indexes and Arabic numerals, subsidiary 24 hour dial at 12, outermost date graduation, the date hand jumping from 15-16 so as not to obscure the tourbillon, aperture for the visible one-minute tourbillon regulator at 6, carrying the 3-spoke gold seconds hand, independently adjustable hour hand. Luminous pink gold polished and frosted alpha hands. Cal. 978, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 33 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator, titanium bridge, 3 equidistant arm titanium carriage, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, 22K gold rotor. Dial, case and movement signed.