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     Peterbishop New member Username: Peterbishop Post Number: 1 Registered: 05-2013 Rating: N/A |
Hello  I was wondering what magazines JLC mostly advertised in during the 50's. I realize there are some sellers on the internet of vintage ads, but I was wanting to be able to find them myself. I would use them mostly for reference purposes. I'm guessing The Du would have been one of them (Swiss mag) and L'Illustration was another. Is this correct ? French is okay with me, it doesn't have to be US, but if there was a mag in the US that they advertised in during the 50's, that would be great to know as well. My second question is a companion to the above: what *is* the best way to reference identification of circa 50's and 60's pieces ? Looking at the JLC site, you have to pay a fee for them to dive into their archives, and there is no guarantee. So what is the best way for a lay person to get their hands on good reference materials without shelling out hundreds of dollars for a coffee table book, or official archive diving ? I'm thinking finding advertisements might be one of those ways ... but how would a person go about getting their hands on vintage ads in French and Swiss mags whilst living in the US (I'm in the US) ? Any help is much appreciated ... thanks in advance | ||
| Ilja Moderator Username: Ilja Post Number: 366 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Get Zaf's book, it is by far the only substantial work on vintage JLC's. Or buy vintage catalogs as we did for the book project. ;) | ||
| Peterbishop New member Username: Peterbishop Post Number: 2 Registered: 05-2013 Rating: N/A |
I'm actually interested more in vintage clocks (not wristwatches), like those here: http://omega.watchprosite.com/img/watchprosite/jlc/18/raw/jlc_image.2402318.jpg Where would you buy vintage catalogs from, JLC directly ? Looking at their website, I didn't see where it was obvious how to gain a vintage catalogue from them. Do you have any recommendations on how to buy one, or find them ? | ||
| Ilja Moderator Username: Ilja Post Number: 367 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
I used to buy them via sites like http://www.en.zvab.com/index.do or Ebay around the globe. It took ages and cost a little fortune - so don't expect an instant miracle. | ||
| Ilja Moderator Username: Ilja Post Number: 368 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
drop me line off board, I have some stuff since some watch catalogs did feature clocks as well. | ||
| Peterbishop New member Username: Peterbishop Post Number: 3 Registered: 05-2013 Rating: N/A |
That's cool ... that link is awesome, and I just sent off an email as well. I appreciate it |