$7,500
JAEGER LECOULTRE REF. 240.8.18 REVERSO GRANDE GMT STEEL Jaeger-LeCoultre, Reverso Grande GMT, 1000 Hours Control, Ref. 240.8.18. Case No. 2545359. Made circa 2008. Very fine and rare, rectangular, stainless steel, double-dial, dual time zone reversible wristwatch with 8-day power reserve indicator, day / night and GMT indications, double digit date and a stainless steel Jaeger LeCoultre double deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original box, guarantee and instruction booklet. Five-body, polished and brushed, reeded bezel, reversible, inset rectangular advance/retard second time- zone adjusters in the band, sapphire crystals. On one side, guilloché silver with black painted Arabic numerals on a plain outer reserve, subsidiary seconds dial, apertures for "night and day" and date. Blued steel epée hands. On the other side, black with luminous Arabic numerals, aperture for the GMT "+ Est" or "- Ouest" indication at 7, aperture for the day/night indication at 5, sector for power reserve indication between 1 & 2. The hours may be adjusted by means of two rectangular push buttons on the band. Luminous steel lozenge hands. Cal. 878, rhodium-plated, 8-day going, twin barrel, 35 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 29 x 47 mm. THICKNESS 12 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2014-04-09
