| Author | Message | ||
     watch_lover Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Dear all, what can you tell me about this Jaeger-LeCoultre? Solid 18K gold case. Any informations about value and age? Thank you in advance, best regards, Alexander | ||
| watch_lover Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
    Sorry, the pictures... Best regards, Alexander | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1915 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
I'm sorry, but it is a fake. It seems to be a genuine JLC movement, that has been modified to accept a moonphase & date function. The case & dial are made up. Can you tell what the caliber number of the movement is? It should be near the balance wheel. | ||
| GregB Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
The movement looks like a typical JLC caliber 494 3-date/moonphase to me. Zaf, what clues do you look for to determine that the dial is altered on this example? I haven't had that many of them in my hands. Greg | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 1917 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
The 484/494, though in the same 12 1/2 ligne movement family as the movement shown, has a 4 bridge design (this one only has 3) and the edges of the movement plates would be chamfered @ 45 degrees to accommodate the case back. Not way this is a 484/494. This looks like a caliber 449 or 463.  | ||
| GregB Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Thanks, I was indeed looking at a 449 tech sheet and thinking that the bridge was the same since the base caliber is the same. Greg | ||
| watch_lover Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Hello Zaf, hello GregB, thank you for your quick response. The caliber number of the movement is 424017. Are you sure that the JLC is a fake? Or is it maybe a very rare JLC? Best regards, Alexander | ||
| GregB Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
Alexander, The number you gave is the movement serial number, not the ovement caliber. The movement caliber will be a 3-digit number... probably 449 or 463. By the way, the serial number would date production of your watch to around 1946. Greg |