Jaeger-LeCoultre - Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Hong Kong Sessions, Spring 2024 Hong Kong Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | Phillips

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  • Manufacturer: Jaeger-LeCoultre
    Year: Circa 2000
    Reference No: 270.258
    Case No: 396/500
    Model Name: Reverso Géographique
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 858, 22 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 26mm width and 36mm length
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by undated Jaeger-LeCoultre guarantee stamped Carda Watch Co. Ltd, Hong Kong, cloth, glove, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    - With the Reverso Géographique, Jaeger-LeCoultre has crafted a watch of superlative ingenuity. This exceptional dual time complication allows the wearer to consult two distant locales with unrivaled precision.

    - Rather than simply overlaying a second hour hand, Jaeger-LeCoultre dedicates an entire dial to the second time zone. This grants it dimensionality and detail exceeding that of conventional dual time watches.

    - Symmetrically arrayed at six o'clock, two arched windows adeptly display the hours in separate cities, halfway around the world from each other. Adjacent indications of night and day, along with GMT references artfully illuminate the correct time on each turn of the globe.

    - Complete with its full set of accessories and preserved in virtually unworn condition, the present Reverso Géographique numbered 396 of a limited edition of 500 pieces allows its wearer to master time itself, spanning the world with a glance at the wrist. Please note that the proceeds of the sale of the present watch will be given by the Consignor to various charities.

  • 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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Property from the Original Owner

Σ8093

Ref. 270.258
A very rare and well-preserved limited edition pink gold rectangular-shaped reversible dual time wristwatch with small seconds, world time display, day and night indication, guarantee and presentation box, numbered 396 of a limited edition of 500 pieces

Circa 2000
26mm width and 36mm length
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$40,000 - 65,000 
€4,700-7,700
$5,100-8,300

Sold for HK$127,000

Contact Specialist

Thomas Perazzi
Head of Watches, Asia
+852 2318 2030
WatchesHK@phillips.com

Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Hong Kong Sessions, Spring 2024

19 - 26 March 2024