Jaeger-LeCoultre - The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVIII Hong Kong Friday, May 24, 2024 | Phillips

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  • Condition Report

  • Description

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  • Manufacturer: Jaeger-LeCoultre
    Year: Circa 2004
    Reference No: 146.2.26S, Q161242A
    Movement No: 332’137
    Case No: 0234
    Model Name: Master Control Eight Day Perpetual Calendar
    Material: 18K pink gold
    Calibre: Manual, cal. 876, 37 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K pink gold Jaeger-LeCoultre deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 42mm diameter
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and clasp signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by blank Jaeger-LeCoutre certificate, instruction manual, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    Defining true technical excellence with a classic round design with refined modern elegance, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control series with its sleek look was launched in 1992 as a homage to its heritage. The present Master Control Eight Day Perpetual Calendar ref. 146.2.26S dressed in pink gold perfectly demonstrate their DNA of modern elegance. Designed with a gracefully symmetrical dial, what seems to be a heft to communicate becomes easily legible. At a glance, the wearer can quickly tell the time and if their timepiece needs a quick boast of power reserve via the 8 day indication on the top. Taking a closer look of the masterpiece, the day and night indication is whimsically read with an alternation of a sun and moon tipped hand. And for those who often wonders when is it safe to adjust the calendar, the engineers at Jaeger-LeCoultre provides a solution. Indicated by a small aperture within the day & night subdial, it warns the wearer with a red indication with subtle elegance.

    At the heart of every Master Control high watchmaking watch, mechanical prowess and refined decorations come together to create watches which are exceptionally powerful. Decorated with Côtes Soleillées finishing, the Jaeger-LeCoultre calibre 876 showcase the very best of the mechanical mastery required to craft a timepiece so extraordinary. Every piece in the collection is manufactured and built under one roof in the Vallee de Joux.

    Offered with its original certificate and presentation box, the watch has been kept in excellent overall condition over the years with minimal wear. A perfect timepiece to acquire to be on time.

    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

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Ref. 146.2.26S, Q161242A
An attractive and well-preserved pink gold perpetual calendar with day and night, 8 days power reserve, year, leap year, moon phases indication, certificate and presentation box

Circa 2004
42mm diameter
Case, dial, movement and clasp signed

Estimate
HK$60,000 - 120,000 
€7,200-14,400
$7,700-15,400

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The Hong Kong Watch Auction: XVIII

Hong Kong Auction 24 - 25 May 2024