Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 22, 2013

LOT 496

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 150.6.22 PLATINUM EXTREME WORLD CHRONOGRAPH Jaeger-LeCoultre, ?Master Compressor - Extreme World Chronograph,? case No. 0146, No. 119 / 200, Ref. 150.6.22. Made in a limited edition of 200 pieces in 2004. Very fine and rare, oversized, self-winding, waterresistant, world time, platinum wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, 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

C. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, case back with 4 screws, winding crown and chronograph buttons with twist-lock guards, crown at 10 to set the world time dial, inclined bezel, domed sapphire crystal
D. Anthracite with luminous dart indexes and Arabic numerals, outer 1/5th seconds scale, subsidiary dials for the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, apertures for the date and the seconds, silver and white rotating 24- hour ring for the diurnal and nocturnal hours, outer world time dial with the names of 24 cities. Luminous white gold alpha hands
M. Cal. 752, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 41 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 46 mm. Thickness 16 mm.