134,500 CHF
Jaeger-LeCoultre – Reverso Grande Taille Mucha’s Four Seasons – Limited Edition Set No. 01 Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Reverso Four Seasons", No. 01/25, Ref. 276.1.62. Made in a limited edition of 25 sets in 1996. Exceptionally fine and rare set of four rectangular, 18K yellow gold reversible wristwatches with 18K yellow gold deployant clasps, each with a painted on enamel depiction of one of the seasons by Miklos Merczel after Alfons Mucha’s celebrated series of Art Nouveau paintings, the only Reversos ever made with enamel dials. Accompanied by original box and certificate. The four watches: Printemps; Eté; Automne; Hiver. Five-body, solid, polished, reeded bezel, sapphire crystal, the back of each watch with a painted on enamel portrait of a young girl representing one of the four seasons. White enamel with painted Arabic numerals, inner blue minute track, subsidiary seconds. Blued steel épée hands. Cal. 822, rhodium plated, fausses côtes decoration, 18 jewels, monometallic balance adjusted to 4 positions, straight line lever escapement, shock absorber, self-compensating flat balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. Dim. 26 x 42 mm. Thickness 10 mm. Notes These watches were sold separately by Jaeger LeCoultre; it is therefore extremely rare to find an entire set together. The Reverso has, since its conception in the 1930s, been the “canvas” of choice for horological engravers and enamelers. One of the first examples of the enamelers’ art being applied to the Reverso
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-05-15
