Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Mar 27, 2011

LOT 197

Jaeger Desk Compendium Jaeger, Suisse, Retailed by Edward & Sons Ltd, Glasgow, "ADOS Standard Barometre", Ref. 61, Patent No. 365.884. Made circa 1932. Fine, chrome and leather desk compendium with 8-day clock, thermometer and barometer and power-reserve indication.

C. Two-body, leather-covered with folding cover forming the stand, two chromed hinged cases for the clock and barometer, the thermometer between on a black plate with white painted scale. D. Black painted with luminous Arabic numerals, inner minute track, aperture for the power-reserve. Luminous blued steel skeleton hands. Barometer: Black painted with white barometric scale. White arrow hand. M. Cal. 201, 50 mm., nickel, fausses cotes decoration, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring, index regulator. Dial signed. Dim. 12.2 x 8.6 x 2 cm.