Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006

LOT 92

?Gentilhomme? Jaeger-LeCoultre, ?Gentilhomme?, No. 0231, Ref. 155.1.93. Made in the 1980s. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, 45-hour power reserve and an 18K yellow gold Jaeger-LeCoultre buckle.

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with 5 screws, straight curved lugs, sapphire crystals. D. White enamel with painted radial Roman numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds and the days of the month, power reserve indication at 10. Blued steel ?feuille? hands. M. Cal. 928, rhodium-plated, "fausses côtes" decoration, 45 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring, micrometer regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 35.5 mm. Thickness 8 mm.