Jaeger-LeCoultre - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: ONE Hong Kong Monday, November 30, 2015 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Jaeger-LeCoultre
    Year: Circa 1950
    Model Name: Memodate
    Bracelet/Strap: 10k yellow gold-filled LeCoultre mesh bracelet, 200 mm. maximum length
    Clasp/Buckle: 10k yellow gold-filled clasp stamped KESTENMADE
    Dimensions: 34.5 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: With Jaeger-LeCoultre Garantie, instruction manual, sale tag and fitted presentation box.

  • Catalogue Essay

    In mint condition, this LeCoultre Memodate is still perfectly running and the alarm fully functional. Offered with all original accessories, this watch allows us to see how a LeCoultre Memodate left the factory in the 1950s.

  • Artist Biography

    Jaeger-LeCoultre

    Swiss • 1833

    Not all companies in the watchmaking field have been able to stand the test of time quite like Jaeger LeCoultre, also known as the "watchmaker's watchmaker." Founded in 1833 by Antoine LeCoultre and originally named LeCoutre, the firm provided watchmaking's top brands, such as Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet, the high-grade, unfinished mechanical movements with which they completed their watches.

    In the early 1900s, Cartier's watch supplier Edmond Jaeger sought out LeCoultre's help in creating the world's thinnest watches. The collaboration resulted in the creation of Cartier's earliest Tank and Santos watches, all housed with LeCoultre movements. The duo decided to merge in 1937, and the firm officially became the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand by which collectors know and adore it today. Some of the firm's most significant and important timepieces include the Reverso, the Memovox, the Atmos clock and, among modern watches, their Master Complications.

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Lot offered with No Reserve

A rare yellow gold-filled wristwatch with alarm, date and bracelet in virtually mint condition with original accessories and fitted presentation box

Circa 1950
34.5 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$32,000 - 48,000 

Sold for HK$32,500

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: ONE

Hong Kong Auction 1 December 2015 11am