Lot 506

Jaeger "4 ATM", Case No. 442167, Ref. E 13001, Cal. Val. 72, 40 mm, circa 1968
An extremely rare vintage wristwatch with chronograph and "Panda" dial, so called "4 ATM". To the best of our knowledge, only four "4 ATM's" were presented at auctions within the last four years. This timepiece is in outstanding overall condition and certainly an extremely rare treasure that would satisfy even the most critical collector.
Case: steel, screw back. Dial: silvered.
Undoubtedly this "4 ATM" is the watch with the highest cult status ever of all Jaeger timepieces.
The case is similar in looks to the Jaeger-LeCoultre "Vogue/Shark" Ref. E2643, the Autavia 2446 or the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona reference 6241 - with its black tachy bezel as well as the round chronograph pushers that are not screwed. Even the silvered dial with the anthracite auxiliary dials resembles that of the Cosmograph Daytona. But the "4 ATM" is larger and has a 40 mm case.
This model was nicknamed the "4 ATM" because of the engraving on the back of the case. Only very few pieces (probably less than 100) were produced for the French market from 1968 to 1971; in the Jaeger France catalogue the watch is listed as reference "E. 13001 Chronographe Étanche - Graduation mobile tournante avec repère pour mesures". Apparently it was neither produced at the Jaeger-LeCoultre manufactory, nor does it bear any serial number.
There are two different dial variations: a black dial with white auxiliary dials, and a silver dial with black auxiliary dials such as this piece. The dials are also marked with different designations.
The anodized aluminium bezel exists in two variants - either with 5-minute divisions or with hour indexes such as this example. The particularity of the "4 ATM" bezels is that they show the numbers in reverse order.

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