JAEGER LECOULTRE
Jaeger LeCoultre Powermatic 18k gold
My pick of the week: a 1950s Jaeger-LeCoultre Power Reserve in yellow gold, with its cow-horn lugs and its small red window at the top of the dial, a true gem of watchmaking history to wear every day.
€3,150
● Available · one of a kind
Insured DHL Express delivery · 1-year warranty
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- Case
- 33,5 mm
- Movement
- Automatic
Shipping
Shipped by DHL Express, insured, signature on delivery. Free in France; €80 to the rest of Europe, €150 worldwide; outside the EU, import duties and taxes are payable on delivery. Any question: contact me.
1-year warranty
All my watches are inspected, serviced and come with a one-year warranty.
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Specifications
The details of this piece
Identity
- Brand
- JAEGER LECOULTRE
- Period
- 1950s
- Condition
- Very good
Case
- Diameter
- 33,5 mm
- Material
- 18k gold
- Crystal
- Acrylic
- Water resistance
- Non
Movement
- Type
- Automatic
Comes with
- Box
- No
- Papers
- No
- Chronostyle warranty
- 1 year
My view
Quand Jaeger-LeCoultre inventait la réserve de marche automatique
Jaeger-LeCoultre Powermatic “Power Reserve” Automatic – Yellow Gold – Circa 1950
Description
Men’s Jaeger-LeCoultre wristwatch in 18k yellow gold, a witness to an important milestone in the history of the manufacture. Caliber 481, launched at the end of 1948, was the first JLC movement to combine automatic winding with a power reserve indicator, the direct ancestor of the Powermatic and later of today’s Master Réserve de Marche.
The champagne dial, gently patinated by time, features applied Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 and gold arrow hour markers, with a railroad minute track. At the top, the red and white power reserve window adds a characteristic touch of color. Gold dauphine hands and central seconds. The round case, with its stepped bezel and faceted lugs, has a fine ’50s elegance, topped with a domed acrylic crystal and an original crown.
Specifications
- Case: 18k yellow gold, round
- Year: circa 1950
- Condition: Very good
- Diameter 33.5 mm excluding crown, screw-down caseback
- Dial: patinated champagne, signed Jaeger-LeCoultre Automatic, applied Arabic numerals and hour markers
- Functions: hours, minutes, central seconds, power reserve indicator at 12 o’clock
- Movement: automatic with “bumper” oscillating weight, JLC caliber 481, 17 jewels, 18,000 vibrations/hour, about 40 hours of power reserve
- Crystal: domed acrylic
- Strap: black leather, gold-plated pin buckle
« Cow-horn lugs, a patinated dial, a pioneering caliber: everything I love about ’50s watchmaking. »
Before I offer it to you
What I check on every watch
Nothing leaves without being examined, opened and tested in my workshop.
Authenticity
Case, dial, movement and bracelet checked part by part.
Movement
Timekeeping checked and caliber serviced.
Case and bracelet
True condition, polishing, bracelet stretch.
Water resistance
Crown and caseback checked.
Buying remotely
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- +33 6 49 22 89 52
- Showroom
- 29 rue de la Cigogne, 45100 Orléans, France
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Insured, signature on delivery.
I answer your questions
+33 6 49 22 89 52
1-year warranty
On every watch.
Showroom by appointment
In Orléans, France.