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     Patspursuit New member Username: Patspursuit Post Number: 1 Registered: 02-2007 Rating: N/A |
I found this clock at an estate sale and would like to know when it was manufactured and what its current value is. On the clock face are the words LeCoultre and an encircled 8 - I suppose meaning it is an 8-day clock. On the bottom are the words LeCoultre and Swiss and the number 539 with a plus sign to the left of the numbers. The housing is black with small gold flecks. It measures 4 3/4" tall and3 1/2" wide. It doesn't seem to have an alarm - only a winding mechanism and time-setting knob and the hole to adjust the speed. Thank you for any information you might have.    | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 2448 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
I do not know which model it is. I believe these are early 1960s. If it is just a small clock, without anoy complications, I'd estimate the value to be about $250-300. | ||
| Patspursuit New member Username: Patspursuit Post Number: 2 Registered: 02-2007 Rating: N/A |
When I wind this 8-day clock, it seems it doesn't get any tighter as I wind it. I can hear it ticking but if I check the next day, it has stopped. Do I have to wind an 8-day clock a really long time and should it feel tighter as it is wound? | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 2451 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
You should wind until it stops. If you can wind indefinitely, you have a broken mainspring. |