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     Mihai_a380 New member Username: Mihai_a380 Post Number: 3 Registered: 09-2012 Rating: N/A |
Hello, I try to find out more info about JLC vintage watches, more exactly their positioning related to other vintage brands like Omega, Longines or even Patek and Vacheron in the 50's and 60's. All the info I can find on the net is related to today's watches ranking not to vintage ones. Maybe those with more experience can have a more informed opinion. It would be also interesting to know if vintage JLC watches were seen in the 50's and 60's as a hi grade brand as they are today. What JLC vintage models from that period can be considered entry level an which ones are considered upper tier? Thanks! | ||
| Gatorcpa Intermediate Member Username: Gatorcpa Post Number: 141 Registered: 11-2006 Rating: N/A |
I think it depends on whether you were in the USA or Europe at that time. Here in the USA, LeCoultre watches were distributed by a large company that handled Longines, Wittnauer and Vacheron. LeCoultre was placed behind Vacheron and ahead of Longines for most models, but there was some overlap there. The entry level manual-wind movement for men's watches from that period was the cal. 480 (cal. 800 if center seconds). It was used in a lot of the LeCoultre models from entry-level gold-filled cases to 18K gold cases. I think on the high-end, it would depend on the complications, although the automatic Memovox movements (cal. 825) were probably the most expensive. http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.org/Caliber-details/Caliber_480.jpg http://www.jaeger-lecoultre.org/Caliber-details/Caliber_825.jpg Hope this helps, gatorcpa | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 5773 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Also keep in mind, JLC supplied the movements for most Vacheron Constantin watches from the late 1930 to the early 1970s. I even suspect they made those watches in-house. |