Collector's Pocket Watches, Wristwatc...

Grand Havana Room, New York, Sep 20, 2001

LOT 5

Jaeger. Produced in the 1930's.Fine and unusual, stainless steel "Staybrite", mid-size wristwatch with square button chronograph, register, tachometer, telemeter, and stainless steel deployant clasp.

C. three-body, polished and brushed, "Vendôme" type lugs. D. matte silver, sand-finish with painted black Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds and 45 minutes register dials, outer tachometer graduation in blue, concentric telemeter in red numerals, inner scale for the 1/5th second in black. "Bâton" blued steel hands. M. Cal. 281, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial and movement signed, numbered on the case.Diam. 31 mm.