$6,250
JAEGER LECOULTRE GEOGRAPHIQUE YELLOW GOLD Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Géographique Automatique," No. 0279, Ref. 169.2.92. Made in the 1990s. Very fine, "World Time," center-seconds, self-winding, 18K yellow gold wristwatch with 24 hour dial, date, 45 hour power reserve and an 18K yellow gold deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box, certificate, and guarantee booklet. Two-body, solid, polished, case back with 4 screws, stepped bezel and lugs, sapphire crystal. Two-tone matte silver with applied yellow gold bâton indexes, subsidiary dials for the adjustable second time zone and the date, 24-hour indication, power reserve indicator sector at 10, revolving disc with the names of 23 major cities in the world on the outer rim at 12. The crown at 3 is to set the time for the 2 different time zones, the one at 10 is to select another city. Blued steel luminous "épée" hands. Cal. 929, rhodium plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 36jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 4 positions, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 38 mm. THICKNESS 10 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2014-12-11