Jaeger-LeCoultre - Phillips Watches Online Auction: The Hong Kong Sessions, Fall 2024 Hong Kong Friday, September 20, 2024 | Phillips
  • Condition Report

  • Manufacturer: Jaeger-LeCoultre
    Year: Circa 1995
    Reference No: 257.342.626, 270.3.62
    Case No: 1’807’477
    Model Name: Geneva Fountain Reverso
    Material: 18K white gold and diamonds
    Calibre: Manual, cal 822, 21 jewels
    Bracelet/Strap: Crocodile
    Clasp/Buckle: 18K white gold Jaeger-LeCoultre pin buckle
    Dimensions: 26mm width x 42mm length
    Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed
    Accessories: Accompanied by Jaseger-LeCoultre guarantee stamped Yes Watch Co., LTD Hong Kong dated 30th December 1995, Certificate of Authenticity, instruction manual, product literature, leather folio, hang tag, fitted presentation box and outer packaging.

  • Catalogue Essay

    • The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso's rectangular silhouette remains one of the most distinctive case shapes in watchmaking. Blending sophistication with ingenious functional design, the Reverso has stood as Jaeger-LeCoultre's flagship model since its 1930s debut.

    • Launched in 1995, this limited edition was produced in a total of 50 pieces: 30 in yellow gold and 20 in white gold. One side displays elegant small seconds and a clean guilloché dial - perfect for daytime elegance. The reverse reveals a beautifully engraved scenery of Switzerland. Decorated with 40 diamonds (0.16 carat), a skyline of the famous Geneva City with the famous Geneva fountain and the Catherdral Saint-Pierre can be found on its reverse.

    • Preserved in excellent condition by its original owner over the years, this remains a collector’s piece that celebrates the art of watchmaking.

  • 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

Σ8096

Ref. 257.342.626, 270.3.62
A rare and attractive limited edition white gold rectangular-shaped reversible wristwatch with small seconds, diamond-set Geneva Fountain engraving, guarantee and presentation box, one of a limited edition of 20 pieces made

Circa 1995
26mm width x 42mm length
Case, dial, movement and buckle signed

Estimate
HK$60,000 - 120,000 
€6,900-13,900
$7,700-15,400

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

20 - 27 September 2024