No Reserve
951
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Ref. 24000-42
Chronometre Automatic
A stainless steel automatic wristwatch with Saudi Arabia Emblem silver dial, bracelet, box and guarantee
- Estimate
- HK$20,000 - 30,000•€2,200 - 3,300$2,500 - 3,800
HK$17,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Jaeger-LeCoultre
- Year
- Circa 1973
- Reference No
- 24000-42
- Movement No
- 2'210'025
- Case No
- 1'399'025
- Model Name
- Chronometre Automatic
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, cal. 906, 21 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Jaeger-LeCoultre</em> bracelet, max. length 180mm
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Jaeger-LeCoultre </em>folding deployant clasp, stamped HC
- Dimensions
- 36mm diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed</em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Jaeger-LeCoultre</em> Guarantee and fitted presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Catalogue Essay
This Jaeger-LeCoultre bracelet watch was manufactured in 1973 and was the last of the vintage chronometers powered by the calibre 906. Unfortunately the watch was released during the Swiss watch industry re-structuring due to the quartz revolution. This reference was a commercial failure and was discontinued in 1974, its one year production run making it a very rare model. The present watch was made for Saudi Arabia, having the national emblem at 9 o'clock on the dial. The watch is in exceptionally crisp condition, complete with all original accessories and is very rare to find on the market as only a few hundred were made.
Literature
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Swiss | 1833Not 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.
Browse MakerIn 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.