50s JAEGER LECOULTRE Ladies Swiss 18K Gold Backwind Watch
Jaeger LeCoultre
empressissi™ is pleased to offer this phenomenal ladies cocktail watch by the prestigious maker Jaeger LeCoultre, This watches houses the smallest mechanical wind movement made in pass production in Switzerland.
The watch houses a tiny 426/2 rare back wind, manual wind caliber, running on 17 jewels. It is cased in a 18K solid yellow gold hallmarked and signed case and has an elegant lug form to support the cord design around them. The crown is an original backwind and the watch has a near mint original crystal. The backwind feature is unique and uncommon and allows a streaming 'candy' design with no visible crown.
The dial was professionally restored here in our atelier in the correct pearl tone and has original solid gold markers/numerals with original set of hands.
This gorgeous little candy cocktail watch measures just 13mm side to side (excluding crown) and 18mm from top lug to bottom lug.
Attached to this watch is a brand new quality custom made genuine leather cord in black tone with two pressure hooks in gold plated, it comes with a gold plated double stainless steel clasp and will fit a wrist of up to 165 mm (~6.5") comfortably and can be shortened easily.
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Vintage watches are smaller than today's standards;