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     Zaf Rating: N/A |
People ask me often is that a Vacheron made movement? Does it make my watch more valuable? The emphatic answer is NO. In the 1950s Vacheron, LeCoulttre, Longines and Wittnauer were under one U.S. distributorship. As such, LeCoultre movements destined for the U.S. market received "VXN" manufacturer marks on their movements. The reason for this is still not clear, but in no way does this imply that the movement was made by Vacheron & Constantin. Vacheron Constantin has never made movements for LeCoultre. Vacheron & Constantin did use JLC movements in their watches but never the other way around. The VXN markings are so common on U.S. market watches, that I'm not even sure I remember seeing the LeCoultre manufacturer mark "LXJ" on a U.S. bound movement. Zaf | ||
| Reid Zeigler Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
I have a very high quality LeCoultre series "M" 15J 8-day movement that looks like it might have come out of an aircraft clock. It has a pallet escapement marked "VXN" so perhaps just the escapement was made for LeCoultre by Vacheron & Constantin. Anyone have any information on these interesting movements? Reid | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 233 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Hi Reid, I do not have much info on clicks, but I can say for sure that Vacheron has never made any parts for LeCoultre. Zaf |