Rare JAEGER 'Delage' Car Clock c.1930 (Chris Balm Early Aviation & Motoring Items)

Rare JAEGER 'Delage' Car Clock c.1930

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Rare, high quality, 8-day car clock made by the Swiss manufacturer, 'Jaeger' for the luxury French ‘Delage Automobile Company’. Dating from around 1930.

Alloy body still fitted with original fastening bolts and bracket at its rear. Bezel fitted with original thick bevelled glass. Winding/setting crown attached to a long, flexible stem, still covered with its original braided sleeve. Case diameter (not including crown): 82.5mm. Case condition: 85%.

Original black dial with cream coloured hands and Roman numerals. Dial signed, ‘Jaeger’, ‘8 Jours’ (8-days) and with the Delage Automobile Company logo. Dial condition: 95%.

High quality, silvered, 25 ligne, 6 jewel, 8-day movement with three adjustments. Movement signed, ‘Jaeger Watch Co.’ (calibre LC1). Plates decorated with an attractive machine engraved design. Movement condition (appearance): 95%. Recently serviced. Time keeping : good.

The Delage Automobile Company was established in 1905, Paris, France by Louis Delâge. By 1908 the company was competing in Grand Prix motor racing and was soon winning important races. During W.W.I. the company’s factory was converted to military production.

After the war, the company prospered, producing high quality, well-engineered touring and luxury saloon cars and in the mid 1920s, Delage dominated Grand Prix racing, winning the British, French, Spanish and Italian Grand Prix races. In 1924, the French driver, René Thomas set a new land speed record of 143 mph driving the 10 litre V12 Delage “La Torpille”.

In 1935, during the Great Depression, the company went into voluntary liquidation. A license to manufacture cars under the Delage name was negotiated with the Delahaye automobile company and continued in production until 1953.

For more information on Delage please click on the link below:

Delage

Inventory No. M-323

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