Today's watch is my most prized possession. It's a 1950 Jaeger-LeCoultre with a Turler Branded Dial.
My grandfather bought this JLC from the Turler jewelry store in Switzerland in 1950. He told me it was the thinnest watch in the world when he bought it. He gave it to me 26 years ago when I was 12. Not having a clue about it, I wore daily for 10 years until the crown broke off. I really beat the crap out of it.I finally had the crown replaced a few months ago (not gen) and had the crystal polished and the dial cleaned.
This watch is powered by the JLC Cal. P480 Movement. This movement has also been used by another legendary Swiss watch maker, Vacheron Constantin.
The watch features seconds at 6 and rose gold markers on a champagne dial.
I love this watch! Hope to pass it on to my grandkid one day.
Grand kid will use bluetooth connected gadget linked to his iphone 12 by then. I hope he appriciates it and the generations to follow re-discover the beauty and romance of old, miniature, mechanical wonder.
ReplyDeleteLooking for info about a JLC watch i own since early 70's (unfortunetly not working) i noticed that mine was very similar to yours.But it was a big surprise when i saw the serial number of your watch.You own the 524234 and i the next one 524235.
ReplyDeleteHi John, thatt is the coolest comment i have ever recieved on here. I learned a lot about the watch from the following forum. http://www.classicwatch.com/discus/messages/622/50397.html?1290783939
ReplyDeleteHallo Dogen I've a JLC very similar to your, number series is 524104. I would like to know year of production exact. You can see here
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