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    Sale 1348

    Important Pocket Watches and Wristwatches

    Geneva

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    12 November 2007

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    • Jaeger-LeCoultre. A fine 18K g
    Lot 305

    Jaeger-LeCoultre. A fine 18K gold Reverso wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, two-tone silvered dial and luminous numerals

    SIGNED JAEGER-LECOULTRE, CASE NO. 386'355, CIRCA 1950

    Price realised

    CHF 13,750

    Estimate

    CHF 6,000 - CHF 8,000

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    Jaeger-LeCoultre. A fine 18K gold Reverso wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, two-tone silvered dial and luminous numerals
    Signed Jaeger-LeCoultre, case no. 386'355, circa 1950
    With nickel-finished jewelled lever movement, the two-tone silvered dial with luminous Arabic numerals, luminous hands, sunk central seconds dial, sweep centre seconds, in rectangular case with striped ends, all pivoting within the backplate, contemporary 18K gold Jaeger-LeCoultre buckle, case, dial and movement signed
    24 mm. wide & 38 mm. overall length

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    Lot Essay

    The present watch is a beautiful example of the celebrated "Reverso" wristwatch, the world's longest-running watch model launched in 1931. Essentially unchanged for more than 70 years, it continues to flourish both as a modern timepiece and as one of the few original Art Deco objects still in use.

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