| Author | Message | ||
     Andr� Vietor Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Hello Zaf, I'm a big JLC admirer and I know quite a bit of their achievements. However, I have a doubt concerning the following: Sometimes I see that on several vintage JLC timepieces the dial is signed "Jaeger-LeCoultre" and the movement "LeCoultre" only. Is this possible? If yes, what is the explanation for it? Thanks for coming back to me. | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1049 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
WHat you describe doesn't happen in general with the exception of the JLC Geomatic. It sounds like someone has rerpainted or exchanged the dial to make a U.S. Market watch look more valuable. This happens a lot on the aution sites. | ||
| datchary jean jacques New member Username: John_aronax Post Number: 11 Registered: 02-2005 Rating: N/A |
lecoultre is a trade mark made for us market ! ( lecoultre alone exist of course !!!) you will find the same model with this botht name ( and somethime with gubelin ) on the memovox you will see "unajusted" on the movement ,it just for jlc to don't pay some tax on u s a ! | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1050 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Also, the Geophysic is marked as I said above. Those have "LeCoultre" signed movements as well even though they have JLC dials. One of the other exceptions is the 1940s RAF 6B/159 which will generally have "LeCoultre" on the dial and JLC on the movement. Why? No ones knows for sure. | ||
| Ilja Probst Moderator Username: Ilja Post Number: 103 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Another exception are very late 60�s and 70�s JLC, under some circumstands the movement is signed LeCoultre while the dial shows Jaeger-LeCoultre. BUT: The movement shall not have the VXN signature on the balance bridge. | ||
| Andr� Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Thanks for your very valuable comments. What might also happen then is that a whole movement could have been replaced since many models and cases are the same. In other words an JLC signed movement has been exchanged by an amercian market LC signed movement. I will give you a straight example. Right now there is a nice JLC Reverso dated back to 1930's at ebay. Dial is signed JLC and the movement LC only. This would be uncommon? | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1051 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
Please post the link and I'll tell you if it correct or not. | ||
| Andr� Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Please have a look at this link: http://cgi.ebay.es/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4981857451 | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1052 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
A movement serial number dates it to late 1932/1933. The JLC signature, as far as I know did not appear until 1937. If my factory sources are accurate there is a mismatch between the dial & movement signatures. Given the low serial number of the case, I'd conclude that the dial is not original to the watch. | ||
| Andr� Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Thanks again. | ||
| Ilja Probst Moderator Username: Ilja Post Number: 104 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
This particular watch got an NOS dial. Zaf, we know the seller, it�s *our* Peter.  | ||
| David Silverman Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Can you please date this LeCoultre VXN 17 jewel movement for me. #329652 thanks as always, David | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1259 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
1945-1946 give or take. |