7,800 CHF
Master Geographic Jaeger LeCoultre, "Master Geographic", case No. 2391733, Ref. 147.8.57.S. Sold in October 2006. Very fine, world-time, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with two crowns, date, power reserve and 24 hour indications, day and night indication and a stainless steel Jaeger deployant clasp. Three-body, polished, inclined bezel, transparent case back with four screws, concave lugs, crown at 3 for setting the hands time of the two time zones, the crown at 10 for selecting the second city, sapphire crystals. Frosted silver with applied steel dart indexes and Arabic numerals, outer minutes and seconds divisions, subsidiary dial for the second-time-zone concentric with the 24- hour indication, date ring with inner day and night indication, power-reserve sector, aperture showing the outer revolving disc bearing the names of 23 cities in the world. Cal. 937, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 38 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber,self-compensating flat balance-spring, ball-bearing central rotor with 22K gold segment, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 40 mm. Thickness 12 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2008-05-11