| Author | Message | ||
     Darlinboy New member Username: Darlinboy Post Number: 5 Registered: 06-2014 Rating: N/A |
Case number 702580. I have not seen one before with "fabrique en swisse" on the dial.   | ||
| Gatorcpa Junior Member Username: Gatorcpa Post Number: 17 Registered: 11-2006 Rating: N/A |
That wording used to be required by French law. gatorcpa | ||
| Darlinboy New member Username: Darlinboy Post Number: 6 Registered: 06-2014 Rating: N/A |
Tx Gator. | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 6146 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Hi Gator cpa, are you sure this is a French thing? There are enough French market watches out there from that period, that do not have this extra information on the dial. | ||
| Gatorcpa Junior Member Username: Gatorcpa Post Number: 18 Registered: 11-2006 Rating: N/A |
Good information here: http://www.watchprosite.com/?show=forumpostf&fi=17&pi=4690498&ti=718203&s=0 There are references to the French laws there. gatorcpa | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 6147 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Interesting. Doesn't seems to have been uniformly applied, or perhaps French cased watches were exempt? I means there are thousands out there from 1930 and 1960 that do not have that on the dial, but would have French gold hallmarks be they Swiss or French made cases. | ||
| Gatorcpa Junior Member Username: Gatorcpa Post Number: 19 Registered: 11-2006 Rating: N/A |
I think you have a point there. The question would be if the French law considered a domestically cased watch an "import" due to the movement. That I really don't know. gatorcpa | ||
| Darlinboy New member Username: Darlinboy Post Number: 7 Registered: 06-2014 Rating: N/A |
Interesting info. I have done some digging and found other dials with this marking, but no JLC yet. | ||
| Gatorcpa Junior Member Username: Gatorcpa Post Number: 20 Registered: 11-2006 Rating: N/A |
Look at the link I posted. There are several JLC examples there. gatorcpa | ||
| Darlinboy New member Username: Darlinboy Post Number: 8 Registered: 06-2014 Rating: N/A |
Yes it does thanks. Most are much earlier than the subject example, but the narrative makes sense. The dial otherwise looks good, so consider it original then? Best. | ||
| Gatorcpa Junior Member Username: Gatorcpa Post Number: 21 Registered: 11-2006 Rating: N/A |
Yes. The Futurematic example shown there would be from roughly the same time period. gatorcpa |