Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 14, 2006

LOT 216

?Day-Night" Jaeger LeCoultre, "Reverso Duoface Day- Night", Ref. 270.1.54. Produced in the 1990s. Very fine, rectangular, two time zone, double-dial, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with an 18K yellow gold Jaeger LeCoultre deployant clasp.

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, reeded bezel, sapphire crystals, corrector on the band. D. On one side, grain de riz guilloché silver with painted Dauphine numerals, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel "Epée" hands. On the other side, sunburst guilloché with applied gold Arabic numerals and dart indexes. Gold "Dauphine" hands. At 6, the second time zone dial in 24 hours with painted radial Arabic numerals and indexes. By means of a pusher on the band, the hour may be forwarded independently from the other dial. M. Cal. 854, copper-colored, "fausses côtes" decoration, 21 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, five adjustments, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm.