67,300 CHF
JAEGER LECOULTRE MINUTE REPEATER, NO. 079/200, CRYSTAL GONG, PLATINUM Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Minute Repeater, Antoine LeCoultre," No. 133/200, case No. 0161, Ref. 151.6.67.S. Made in a limited edition of 200 pieces in 2007. Very fine and rare, oversized, minute-repeating, waterresistant, platinum wristwatch with 15-day power reserve indication and an 18K white gold Jaeger-LeCoultre double deployant clasp. Three-body, solid, polished, transparent case back with 4 screws, concave lugs, sapphire crystals. Satiné silver with applied white gold dart indexes, Arabic numerals and luminous dots, sectors for the 15-day up-anddown and spring torque indications, large apertures to view movement details. Luminous white gold alpha hands. Cal. 947, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 43 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, duo spring barrels, repeating on gongs by activating slide on the band. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 44 mm. Thickness 15 mm Notes In order to achieve a crystal-clear sound in a massive platinum case, JLC’s ingenious watchmakers attached the “Antoine Le-Coultre” gong heel to the front sapphire crystal. As a result, the sound emitted upon activating the minute repeating functions is pure and distinct.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2012-03-11
