No Reserve
239
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Memodate
A rare yellow gold-filled wristwatch with alarm, date and bracelet in virtually mint condition with original accessories and fitted presentation box
- Estimate
- HK$32,000 - 48,000•
HK$32,500
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Jaeger-LeCoultre
- Year
- Circa 1950
- Model Name
- Memodate
- Bracelet/Strap
- 10k yellow gold-filled <em>LeCoultre</em> mesh bracelet, 200 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- 10k yellow gold-filled clasp stamped KESTENMADE
- Dimensions
- 34.5 mm. diameter
- Signed
- <em>Case, dial and movement signed </em>
- Accessories
- With <em>Jaeger-LeCoultre</em> Garantie, instruction manual, sale tag and fitted presentation box.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
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.
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.