Jaeger-LeCoultre. A fine 18K pink gold limited edition double dial Reverso chronograph wristwatch with up and down indicator

SIGNED JAEGER-LECOULTRE, REVERSO, CHRONOGRAPHE RETROGRADE, NO. 199/500, CIRCA 1996

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Jaeger-LeCoultre. A fine 18K pink gold limited edition double dial Reverso chronograph wristwatch with up and down indicator
Signed Jaeger-LeCoultre, Reverso, Chronographe Retrograde, No. 199/500, circa 1996
With skeletonized copper-finished lever movement, 36 jewels, the engine-turned silvered dial with applied Arabic numerals on blank chapter ring, window for date, fan-shaped up and down indicator, silvered chapter ring indicating the seconds and arch-shaped chapter ring indicating retrograde 30 minutes register to the reverse, the rectangular case with striped ends, two square chronograph buttons in the band, all pivoting within the plain backplate, together with an 18K pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre clasp, Jaeger-LeCoultre Certificate of Authenticity, Guarantee Form, original fitted wooden presentation box and outer packaging, case, dial and movement signed
42 mm. long

Lot Essay

This model was produced in a limited edition of 500 examples and launched in 1996.

The Reverso model, launched in 1931, is the world longest-running watch model. Essentially unchanged for more than 60 years, the Reverso continues to flourish both as a modern timepiece and as one of the few original Art Deco objects still in use.

The realization of the Retrograde Chronograph took the company nearly two years. It's complexity obliged Jaeger-LeCoultre to use a double dial: one side for the usual time, date and power reserve indication, the other for the chronograph and register functions.

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