Jaeger-LeCoultre 18k Gold Wristwatch, circa 1948
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
um 1948
Maker / issuer
Jaeger-LeCoultreAccording to Dorotheum, this Jaeger-LeCoultre manual-wind wristwatch dates to circa 1948. The watch features an 18k (750) gold case measuring approximately 36 mm in diameter, documented with case number 400919A.
The silver-toned dial displays printed Arabic numerals at the quarter hours, applied dart hour indices, an inner track, and a subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock. Dorotheum records the internal mechanism as a gold-plated and decorated lever movement, calibre P449/3C, numbered 468822, fitted with a Breguet balance spring. The piece is accompanied by an 18k gold pin buckle.
Evidence at a glance
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Dress wristwatch
- Buckle
- Dornschließe Gold 750
- Diameter
- ca. 36 mm
- Case Number
- 400919A
- Case Material
- Gold 750
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Movement Number
- 468822
- Movement Calibre
- P449/3C
- Maker / attribution
- Jaeger-LeCoultre
Design
- Visible features
- • Light cream or silver-toned dial with subtle spotting and age wear • Printed Arabic numerals at 3, 6, 9, and 12 with applied wedge/dart hour markers • Outer circular chapter/minute ring and sunken sub-seconds dial at 6 o'clock • Gold-toned dauphine hands with central second hand absent from the subsidiary dial arbor in view or subdial hand present • Fitted to a textured brown leather strap
- Case Construction and Exterior
- Dorotheum catalogs this watch as an 18k gold wristwatch dated approximately to 1948 ('Armbanduhr, um 1948'). The housing is documented as 'Gehäuse: Gold 750' with case number 400919A and a stated diameter of approximately 36 mm ('Durchmesser ca. 36 mm'). It is accompanied by an 18k gold pin buckle ('Dornschließe Gold 750'). Direct visual observation confirms the watch is fitted to a textured brown leather strap. Internal case back markings and interior hallmarks are neither reproduced in the lot text nor visible in the provided imagery.
- Dial Configuration and Condition
- The auction catalog describes the dial as silver-toned with Arabic numerals and applied wedge hour markers ('Silberfärbig, arabische Ziffern, aufgelegte Stundenkeile'). Visual observation notes printed Arabic numerals at the quarter positions (3, 6, 9, 12), applied dart markers, an outer chapter/minute ring, and a sunken subsidiary seconds register at 6 o'clock. Condition reporting from Dorotheum explicitly notes that the dial is partially spotted ('Zifferblatt tlw. fleckig'). Visible observations also record gold-toned dauphine hands, with the subsidiary dial arbor either lacking a visible seconds hand or appearing incomplete at the pivot.
- Movement Details Recorded by Auctioneer
- The movement is not pictured in the auction documentation. Dorotheum specialist Thomas Schmolek records the mechanism as a manual-wind, gold-plated and decorated lever movement ('Werk: Handaufzug, vergoldetes und dekoriertes Ankerwerk'). The listing further identifies the calibre as P449/3C, with movement number 468822, fitted with a Breguet hairspring ('Breguetspirale'). Mechanical function, rate accuracy, and service history are not reported in the source record.
Identification
- Serial number
- 400919A
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Movement and interior case markings are not depicted in the single supplied photograph
- Research required: Dorotheum notes the dial is partially spotted ('Zifferblatt tlw. fleckig')
- Research required: Subsidiary seconds hand appears to be missing or broken off at the pivot on the subdial