16,250 CHF
JAEGER-LECOULTRE GEOPHYSIC Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Geophysic, Chronometre", movement 1276496, case No. 748037, Ref. E168. Made in 1958. Very fine and extremely rare, water-resistant, anti-magnetic to 600 Gauss, indirect center seconds, stainless steel Chronometer wristwatch. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives. Two-body, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, inclined bezel, screw-down case back. Off-white with applied steel baton indexes and Arabic 12 and 6, outer minute/second divisions. Luminous steel dauphine hands. Cal. P478/BWSbr, enclosed in a Faraday cage, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, lateral lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to five positions and to temperatures, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, parachute shock absorber, hack mechanism, swan-neck regulator. Notes Dial, case and movement signed. DIAM. 35 mm. THICKNESS 10 mm. 1957 -1958 was designated International Geophysical Year. This was an international scientific effort in which 67 countries took part in making observations and carrying out experiments in various aspects of the earth sciences such as seismology, electromagnetism, glaciology, radioactivity and solar activity. The Jaeger LeCoultre Geophysic wristwatch was inspired by the Geophysical Year. To publicize the effort, watches were given to the crew of the the U.S. Nautilus, the first nuclear powered submarine, after its trip under the North Pole in 1958. This watch was made to be anti-magnetic to 600 Gauss to combat the e Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2015-05-10