WHY WE CURATED IT:
The first JLC to make our inventory and unlikely to be the last! The most prolific and important movement manufacturer of all time; widely hailed as “The Watchmakers’ Watchmaker”. For over a century, JLC famously supplied movements to the likes of Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Cartier, IWC and Breguet, to name just a few. Here we have a largely undiscovered model with a lovely oval case and an intricate “ribbon” bezel reminiscent of cake icing expertly piped by an artisanal pâtissier. The case is hallmarked 0.800 silver, with a dial akin to frosty textured paper. Looks to be recently serviced from the caseback annotation, corroborated by our test data. If it’s anything like the JLC-powered watches that are part of our own personal collections, we’re confident this will perform brilliantly well into the future!
CONDITION:
8.5/10, with hairlines and normal signs of wear and light patina for a silver case. Crystal, dial, hands and markers are clean. Used aftermarket strap and buckle remain in like-new condition. Movement in excellent health as mentioned earlier with above-spec power reserve, strong amplitude, low beat error and accurate to ±5 secs/day averaged from 6 timegrapher positions.
DIMENSIONS:
23mm width excl. crown
30.8mm length incl. lugs
6.8mm thickness
12mm lug width
Visual dial width ~16mm
Wrist in photos is 15.8cm in circumference
CRYSTAL:
Acrylic
CASE:
Silver
WATER RESISTANCE:
Assumed none, as per vintage watches
STRAP:
New aftermarket black croc-embossed leather with aftermarket buckle (10mm)
CALIBRE:
LeCoultre Cal. 818/2, 2-hander manual-winding
COMES WITH:
Watch, aftermarket strap and buckle
TERMS OF SALE:
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