Description
Among the most extraordinary diplomatic and royal commission watches produced by any Swiss manufacture, this Jaeger-LeCoultre Secret Hours was made specifically for presentation within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — an object that functions simultaneously as a precision timepiece, a jewellery object, and a state gift. The case lid is set with an authentic Saudi Arabian gold coin bearing the royal seal and Arabic calligraphic inscriptions, its relief engraving transformed into the watch’s exterior face; lifting the hinged coin reveals the malachite dial beneath. The Secret Hours complication — in which the dial is concealed behind a decorated cover that opens to reveal the time — has appeared in some of the most celebrated Jaeger-LeCoultre commissions in the manufacture’s history, and the Saudi coin version represents the most diplomatically charged application of this concept, combining numismatic provenance with Swiss horological craft in a single object of genuinely singular significance.
The 30mm yellow gold round case carries the hinged Saudi gold coin as its cover, its edge engraved with fine rope detailing echoing the integrated herringbone-weave yellow gold bracelet. Opening the coin reveals a deep malachite dial displaying the natural mineral’s characteristic parallel banding in rich green tones, set with gold baton hour markers and gold hands. The integrated yellow gold herringbone-weave bracelet with fold-over clasp completes the piece. A Swiss manual movement powers the watch.
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