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With Jaeger-LeCoultre letter dated 25 January 1956 from Paris to the client stating that the watch was custom-made as well as a drawing of the watch. Furthermore delivered with Jaeger-LeCoultre fitted brown presentation box and Jaeger-LeCoultre Extract from the Archives confirming production of the one of a kind Duoplan watch with 16 brilliant-cut diamonds and 5 baguette-cut diamonds in 1956.
The present watch is distinguished by its highly unusual cubistic design, made by special order for one of the firm's distinguished clients.
The famous Duoplan lever movement was one of Jaeger-LeCoultre's land mark innovations in the late 1920s. As its name suggests, it consisted of two superposed horizontal planes, designed to achieve the greatest mechanical precision while occupying the smallest amount of space possible. The positioning of the winding and hand-setting crown on the reverse of the case furthermore enabled the production of watches with a very sober and elegant look.
The present watch is distinguished by its highly unusual cubistic design, made by special order for one of the firm's distinguished clients.
The famous Duoplan lever movement was one of Jaeger-LeCoultre's land mark innovations in the late 1920s. As its name suggests, it consisted of two superposed horizontal planes, designed to achieve the greatest mechanical precision while occupying the smallest amount of space possible. The positioning of the winding and hand-setting crown on the reverse of the case furthermore enabled the production of watches with a very sober and elegant look.