LeCoultre Shark Diver

[tintintin]

Hi there,

I'm new to this forum, but not to Jaeger LeCoultre.

I do have a question about a potential purchase though:





I am aware that the US movements had three lines of text including the number of jewels etc.. but on this movement there is a 4th line that I have not seen before on the LeCoultre Valjoux 72. 'Swiss' on the Y bridge - It seems in keeping with the 'Swiss' marked on the train wheel bridge from a font type and maybe the markings varied ?

I do have ' A guide to the collector' (which is fantastic BTW) but I can't see a reference to this that may help - Ultimately I am trying to ascertain if this watch looks genuine before I look to buy it.

Thanks for any help you may have.

Rgds, Will

[zafbasha]

I see what your are saying, but it doesn't bother me. There are variants, though yes, one would expect 3 lines.

I think the watch is fine. Do the warranty papers macth the watch?

[zafbasha]

Here are the last 2 that I sold:

http://www.watch-prices.com/graphics/rx0819am.jpg
http://www.watch-prices.com/graphics/rx1177m.jpg

[tintintin]

Thanks Zaf,

That was my gut feel - I guess there were variants over time.

Guarantee paper is blank so it may well have been gathered separately over time.

Do you know if the shark diver had a criss cross crown normally or were they blank or did they vary ?

I was at the opening of the JLC London store last year and they had a great book that referenced all the compressor style diver variants (Master Mariner barracuda, Shark Diver, Deep Sea variants etc..) - I'm interested to know why you decided to leave some of these out of your book.

Thanks very much for your help.

Will

[zafbasha]

The Shark is included in the next edition of the book.

At the time of the book (2008), I did not have a nice enough example of the Shark to include, but I know have a full set example in quasi unworn condition so it will make the next edition.

The cross as cross hatch, just like the Polaris. Same era plus or minus.

[tintintin]

Thanks Zaf, look fwd to your next book.