JAEGER-LECOULTRE REF. 998 CHRONO TRIPLE DATE STEEL
Jaeger-LeCoultre, "Triple Date Calendar Chronograph," Ref. 998.
Made in the late 1950's.
Fine and rare, stainless steel wristwatch with round button
chronograph, registers and triple date calendar.
Two-body, polished and brushed, lapidated lugs, correctors on
the band, screw-down case back.
Matte silver with applied steel faceted baton indexes and Arabic 12,
apertures for the days of the week and the months, subsidiary dials for
the seconds, the 30-minute and 12-hour registers, outer ring with the
days of the month in blue painted Arabic numerals. Steel dauphine
hands, red arrow hand for the date.
Cal. 723, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever
escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, blued steel
flat balance spring.