Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007

LOT 132

"Master Compressor Geographic" Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Master Compressor Geographic - 1000 Hours". Ref. 146.2.83, No 0361. Made in the early 2000s. Very fine, large, two time-zone, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold gentleman's wristwatch with date, world time display with 24-time zones, AM/PM indication, 2 crowns and an 18k pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp. Accompanied by a fitted box and certificate.

C. Two-body, polished, case back with 4 screws and "Master Compressor" logo, concave and curved lugs, "Compressor Key" winding-crown at 2 for world time-setting and winding crown at 4 for winding and setting, sapphire crystal. D. Grey with applied luminous Arabic numerals and dart indexes, subsidiary ?guilloché? dials for the date at 3 and the second time zone at 7, apertures for the AM/PM indication at 9 and the world time at 6. Luminous pink gold "dauphine" hands. M. Cal. 923, rhodium-plated, "fausses-côtes" decoration, 31 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 6 positions, shock-absorber, selfcompensating flat balance-spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 41 mm. Thickness 14 mm.