No Reserve
827
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Ref. 24000-42
Automatic Chronometre
A rare stainless steel bracelet watch with sweep centre seconds, date, guarantee and fitted presentation box, made for Saudi Arabia
- Estimate
- HK$20,000 - 30,000•€2,400 - 3,600$2,500 - 3,800
Lot Details
- Manufacturer
- Jaeger-LeCoultre
- Year
- Circa 1973
- Reference No
- 24000-42
- Movement No
- 2'210'025
- Case No
- 1'399'025
- Model Name
- Automatic Chronometre
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Calibre
- Automatic, 906, 21 jewels
- Bracelet/Strap
- Stainless steel <em>Jaeger-LeCoultre</em> bracelet, 180 mm. maximum length
- Clasp/Buckle
- Stainless steel <em>Jaeger-LeCoultre</em> folding deployant clasp
- Dimensions
- 36 mm. 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 is 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. 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.