$2,990
Jaeger LeCoultre, "Master Control - 1000 Hours - Automatique", No. 2167, Ref. 140.8.98 S. Produced circa 1996. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch with 38 hours autonomy, triple date and moon phases and a stainless steel Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp. two-body, polished, transparent case back with screws, concave lugs, corrector buttons on the band, sapphire crystals. matte silver with applied steel dart indexes and Arabic numerals, auxiliary seconds dial, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases, graduation for the age of the moon, outer graduation for the days of the month. "Dauphine" tritium-coated steel hands, croissant-shaped red indicator for the date. Cal. 891/448, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 34 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, 22K pink gold rotor segment. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Notes Each watch of the famous "Master" collection by Jaeger LeCoultre is tested for 1000 hours in extreme conditions: temperatures, shocks and vibrations, passing through magnetic fields of 5000 amperes per meter.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2002-09-25
