46 - 46. LeCoultre. A fine Art Deco steel and 14K gold manual win…

Estimate €5,000 - €7,000

Description

46. LeCoultre. A fine Art Deco steel and 14K gold manual wind reversible rectangular wristwatch Model: Reverso Reference: 204 Date: Circa 1933 Movement: Jewelled manual wind Cal.413 Dial: Black, pointed baton hour markers, white outer minute track, subsidiary dial at 6 for running seconds, blued steel syringe hands Case: Brushed and polished rectangular reversible, No.3463 Strap/Bracelet: Faux rose lizard strap Buckle/Clasp: Gold plated buckle Signed: Case, dial & movement Size: 23mm x 38mm Weight: 37,56g Accompaniments: Jaeger-LeCoultre Extract from the Archives dated 15/07/2025 The idea of the Reverso was sparked at a polo game in India in 1930. Cesar de Trey, a former denture dealer turned watch entrepreneur was on a trip in India when a Polo player showed him the broken glass on his watch. Seeing the broken watch gave Cesar de Trey the idea of a watch that could turn over to protect its crystal and dial from being damaged. Upon his return to Switzerland, Cesar de Trey joined forces with his business partner Jacques David LeCoultre and launched the first Reverso in 1931. The Parisian engineer Rene-Alfred Chauvot was commissioned by LeCoultre and Jaeger to construct the first Reverso.

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Auction time 06/17/2026 at 2:00 PM

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