Only Online Auction

Geneva, Apr 07, 2021

LOT 54

Jaeger-LeCoultre
“Etanche”; stainless steel

CHF 200 - 400

EUR 200 - 400 / USD 250 - 450 / HKD 1,700 - 3,400

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 1,875

Stainless steel, manual-winding, vertical rectangular-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, water-resistant with patented snap-on case-back, silver colour dial with subsidiary seconds at 6.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3-6**

Good

Slightly oxidized

Repair required, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-6-8-01

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

HANDS Original

Brand Jaeger-LeCoultre, Le Sentier (Vallée de Joux)

Model signed “LeCoultre”

Year circa 1940

Movement No. 200 769

Case No. 83566

Material stainless steel

Bracelet brown leather strap

Buckle stainless steel buckle

Caliber 438, lever escapement

Height 38.9 mm.

Width 23 mm.

Signature dial, case and movement

Accessories copy of the invention patent

Notes

The case of this watch is actually made of three pieces, one of which – the one on the outside – serves as a protection for the water resistance. This is held to the case by two snap hooks.

Omega also used this patent in its “Marine” model, whose cases were made by Francis Baumgartner in Geneva.

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Case based on the Swiss invention patent No. 146 310, delivered on March 10, 1930, to Louis Alix, Geneva, for a “Boîtier étanche de montre-bracelet”. This invention was also patented in the following countries: France, under No. 710 316; Great Britain, under No. 365 356; Germany, under No. 567 213; U.S.A., under No. 1 907 700. This type of case was used after 1932 by Omega in its “Marine” model.

CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 25% of the hammer price on each lot.

Important notice – Special conditions Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete. The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.