Jaeger-LeCoultre - Hong Kong Watch Auction: THREE Hong Kong Monday, November 28, 2016 | Phillips
  • Manufacturer: Jaeger-LeCoultre
    Year: Circa 2011
    Reference No: 146.3.34.S
    Movement No: Q1653493
    Case No: 2'510'794
    Model Name: Master Tourbillon
    Material: 18k white gold, diamonds and mother-of-pearl
    Calibre: Automatic, 978, 33 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Brown Jaeger-LeCoultre crocodile leather strap
    Clasp/Buckle: 18k white gold and diamond-set Jaeger-LeCoultre folding deployant clasp
    Dimensions: 41 mm. diameter
    Signed: Case, dial and movement signed
    Accessories: With Jaeger-LeCoultre Guarantee Certificate dated 1 February 2011, instruction manual, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present wristwatch is set with a glazed aperture allowing the viewer to admire the beauty of the one minute tourbillon carriage surrounded by a exquisitely decorated mother-of-pearl and diamond-set dial. The white gold case is also pave-set with light-infused brilliant-cut diamonds, giving this Master Tourbillon model a very captivating look. Complete with original certificate and fitted presentation box, the present watch presents the complexity of a tourbillon set within an exquisite exterior.

  • 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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Ref. 146.3.34.S
A fine and rare white gold and diamond-set tourbillon wristwatch with mother-of-pearl dial

Circa 2011
41 mm. diameter
Case, dial and movement signed

Estimate
HK$300,000 - 500,000 
€35,200-58,700
$37,000-64,000

Sold for HK$375,000

Hong Kong Watch Auction: THREE

Hong Kong Auction 29 November 2016