Important collector's watches, wristw...

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Apr 13, 2002

LOT 492

Jaeger Le Coultre, ?Reverso Répétition Minutes?, No. 413/500. Produced in 1993. Very fine and important, rectangular, 18K pink gold minute repeating gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K pink gold Jaeger Le Coultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by box, international warranty and certificate.

CHF 35,000 - 42,000

EUR 26,000 - 29,000 / USD 23,000 - 25,000

Sold: CHF 43,700

C. three body, solid, polished, ridged bezel. D. guilloché silver with painted Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, aperture for the strike regulator. 'Bâton' blued steel hands. M. gilt brass, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 38 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, self-compensating flat balance-spring, repeater on two gongs by means of a fluted slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent

Case: 2

Very good

Movement: 2*

Very good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

This repeating wristwatch is part of a limited series of 500 examples only, specially made in 1993 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the ?Reverso? model. The ?Reverso? wristwatch was introduced by Jaeger Le Coultre in 1931. The case of the watch is tightly mounted into a ?carriage? which straps to the wrist. The case can be moved along a ?track? within the carriage and turned over to protect the crystal and the dial. The design of this watch embodies the style of the Art Deco period and is still in production today.