After last year's groundbreaking Tides of Time campaign, Jaeger-LeCoultre presents its second online auction, taking place on March 18, 2010 to benefit the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. This year, the Manufacture is offering an iconic and unique timepiece: one of the two vintage 1958 Geophysic Chronometers Model E168 tested by professional climber Stephane Schaffter and his team during their recent Geophysic Expedition to the Himalayas. Their successful expedition culminated in the official naming of a virgin peak, Mt Antoine LeCoultre.

Jaeger-LeCoultre launched its Geophysic Chronometer in 1958, and made just 1290 of them. Since then, it has become one of the most iconic pieces in the history of the Grande Maison, epitomizing the values of precision, resistance and aesthetic perfection. This timepiece was the inspiration behind the latest breakthrough, the Master Compressor Extreme LAB2 introduced at the SIHH 2010 in Geneva.

Jaeger-LeCoultre has a long-term partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the International Herald Tribune to help defend and protect outstanding marine sites that require immediate intervention to be saved. The auction is a chance for watch lovers and collectors to participate in this worthy cause.

Join the bidding now for a chance to own one of High Watchmakings' most remarkable timepieces.