$29,900
Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso Tourbillon", No. 226/500, Ref. 270. 2.68. Produced in a limited edition of 500 examples in 1993. Very fine and rare, rectangular, 18K pink gold gentleman's reversible wristwatch with visible one-minute tourbillon regulator, 40-hour power reserve and an 18K pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate. Five-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, transparent case back, sapphire crystals. "Guilloché" silver with painted Arabic numerals on a plain reserve, subsidiary seconds dial. On the back, the tourbillon under a polished steel bridge and the up-and-down indicator. Blued steel "épée" hands. Cal. 828, copper-colored, "fausses côtes" decoration, 27 jewels, lateral lever escapement with one-minute tourbillon regulator with three equidistant polished steel arms, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Notes Reverso Limited Edition Watches The history of the “Reverso” begins 1930 in India, when Cesar de Trey, a Swiss traveler, imagined a watch that could be turned over to protect its dial and crystal from dust. Back in Switzerland, he presented his idea to the LeCoultre company in Le Sentier. It was decided that the watch case would be developed by the Jaeger company in France. French designer and engineer Rene-Alfred Chauvet prepare d the drawings for the production of the case. Chauvet applied for Patent No. 7128
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-12-01
