Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 216

LECOULTRE TRIPLE DATE & MOON PHASES GOLD PLATED LeCoultre, No. 612238, case No. 353735. Made in the 1940s. Fine and rare, astronomic, yellow gold-plated wristwatch with triple date and moon phases. To be sold without reserve

C. Two-body, polished, inclined bezel, triangular lugs. D. Two-tone silver with applied yellow gold Breguet numerals, outer minute track and painted blue Arabic numerals for the date, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, subsidiary seconds dial. Yellow gold dauphine hands, red arrow for the date. M. Cal. 486/AW, tonneau-shaped, rhodium-plated, fausses côtes decoration, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 34 mm. THICKNESS 11 mm.