Important Collectors Wristwatches,Po...
New York, Mar 23, 2005
LOT 280
Le Coultre, ?Reverso,? retailed by Walser Wald. Made in the 1930s. Fine and very rare, rectangular, stainless steel, gentleman's reversible wristwatch.
USD 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 4,000 - 5,500
Sold: USD 5,520
C. Four-body, polished, reeded bezel. D. Brown with painted ?12? and bâton indexes. "Epée" off-white hands.M. Cal. 8 ''', tonneau-shaped, rhodium plated, 15 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, flatbalance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 23 x 38 mm. Thickness: 9 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3 - 6* |
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Dial: 3 - 5 - 01 |
Notes
Jaeger LeCoultre, "Reverso.? The history of the "Reverso" begins in 1930 in India. Cesar de Trey, a Swiss traveler, picked up the idea for a watch that could be turned over to protect its dial and crystal from the dangers common watches faced on the dusty polo fields in the, then, British colony. Back in Switzerland, he approached the LeCoultre company in Le Sentier with his ideas. It was decided to have the case for the watch developed by the Jaeger company in France, who asked the French designer and engineer René-Alfred Chauvet to prepare the drawings for its production.