No Reserve
17Σ
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Gold Watch, 'Reverso'
- Estimate
- $4,000 - 6,000•
$6,000
Lot Details
A reversible capsule, one side with white guilloché dial, Arabic numeral and baton markers, golden hands, 24 hour day/night indicator subdial, and the other side with white guilloché dial, Arabic numeral, blue hands, small seconds subdial, with manual-winding movement, inner circumference measuring up to approximately 6 3/4 inches, both dials, base, caseback and strap signed Jaeger-LeCoultre, with maker's mark for Jaeger-LeCoultre and Swiss assay mark for gold, numbered.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Condition Report
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 ArtistIn 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.