ERRATA
Updated 4/10/2009
Page 6 – Correct
dates for Jacques-David LeCoultre are 1875-1948 not 1975-1948.
Page 7 – Correct
dates for Edmond Jaeger are 1858-1922, portrait circa 1920.
Page 51 – Third
line “are much closer in appearance” not “are such closer in
appearance”.
Page 89 – Text
states that the RAF Weems has a case serial number matching that of the
movement, this is incorrect. The observed RAF Weems watches do not have a
factory case serial number. They only have an RAF serial number on outside of
the case back.
Page 90 – In the
table, last row, for the RAF Weems, the RAF serial number is 8197 not 124,086.
Page 91 – Correct
marking for Australian Mk11, 1953 issue as follows:
Page 92 – Correct
marking for Australian Mk11, 1949 issue as follows:
Page 102 – “a
correct Jaeger-LeCoultre British Army watch with be consistently marked” should
read “a correct Jaeger-LeCoultre British Army watch will be consistently
marked”.
Page 105 –
“confirms making total” should read “confirms making a total”.
Page 106 –
“Depending one which market” should read “Depending on which market”.
Page 112 – In caption below the worldtimer drawing “the outer
inner city” should read “the inner city”.
Page 138 – In the
collector tip, “frequently” is misspelled.
Page 138 – In the collector tip, “825 bumper” should read
“815 bumper”.
Page 155 – The top
right Futurematic caption should read “10k gold-filled” not “10k gold”.
Page 176 – “set
Geophysic chronometers” should read “set of Geophysic chronometers”.
Page 178 – “case
reference number” should read “case serial number”.
Page 185 –
‘The K881G is equipped “Spirotor III”’ should read ‘The K881G is equipped with
the “Spirotor III”’.
Page 190 – “observed
examples are all have” should read “observed examples all have”.
Page 191 –
“Glucydur balance of 906” should read “Glucydur balance of the 906”.
Page 198 –
“For his his patience” should read “For his patience”.
Most
up to date errors with this first edition may be found at:
http://www.classicwatch.com/jaegerlecoultrebook/errors.html