TicTacTalks ForumPosted by YvesOdier
February 13, 2009 - 01:02PM cet
IP : 83.195.198.113
Email : yves.odier@wanadoo.fr
n February 16th, JAEGER-LECOULTRE.COM will begin an online auction of the Prototype Number 1 of the Master Compressor Extreme W-Alarm Tides of Time, from its SIHH 2009 collection. he auctioned prototype is the first pre-series watch of the limited series presented in January 2009 at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, and to be delivered in Autumn 2009. he high-quality prototype Master Compressor W-Alarm Tides of Time engraved 'Proto Number1" has been reserved for the online auction. It features a steel support and a satin-brushed grade 5 titanium case. The watch will be delivered to the winner of the auction with 3 wristbands (a black rubber strap, a blue rubber strap and a leather strap), and comes with a 10-year Jaeger-LeCoultre International guarantee. ymbolising the "Tides of Time" partnership between Jaeger-LeCoultre, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the International Herald Tribune, this timepiece associates two of the Manufacture's emblematic complications : an alarm and the simultaneous display of the time in 24 time zones. Three of the cities on its outer dial ring have been replaced by three natural sites - Scandola in France, Galapagos in Ecuadro and Tubbataha in Philippines - inscribed on the World Heritage List benefiting from a dedicated preservation programme supported by Jaeger-LeCoultre. roceeds from the auction will go to a World Heritage project identified by UNESCO. The Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre is involved in a three-year partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the International Herald Tribune to help promote, protect and safeguard outstanding marine sites that require specific immediate intervention. nterested in joining the auction of the Prototype Number 1 in steel and titanium of the latest Master Compressor Extreme W-Alarm 'Tides of Time' for World Heritage? Stay tuned from February 11th. 
Find out more about the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Jaeger-LeCoultre.
www.jaeger-lecoultre.com
(information and pre-registration from February 10th)
YvesOdier TTT
