FOR SALE IS A SUPER FAB 1950s LECOULTRE(JAEGER LECOULTRE) l BUMPER AUTO WITH KILLER DIAL.
CASE: CLEAN GOLD PLAQUE CASE MEASURING A NICE 34.3 NOT INCLUDING CROWN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY NICE WEARING CASE DUE TO THE THIN BEZEL AND NICE LONG LUGS. NICE CLASSIC 50s DESIGN ON THIS BEAUTY.
DIAL: THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE BEAUTIFUL LECOULTRE DIALS I’VE SEEN. WITH THE APPLIED ARABIC NUMERALS, THAT CENTRAL GOLD RAIL TRACK RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTER, AND THE SMALL SECONDS AT 6, THIS ONE IS TOTALLY DREAMY.
MOVEMENT: THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS ON A GORGEOUS IN-HOUSE JAEGER LECOULTRE CALIBER P812 BUMPER AUTOMATIC. THIS ONE WAS JUST SERVICED BY MY WATCHMAKER.
WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A VINTAGE BLACK 18mm BLACK HIRSCH CALFSKIN STRAP WHICH LOOKS DEBONAIRE ON THIS FELLA. LECOULTRE WAS THE IMPORT BRAND IN THE US FOR JAEGER LECOULTRE. THESE EARLY AUTOMATICS, SUCH AS THIS ONE, THE POWERMATICS, AND THE FUTUREMATICS, WERE SOME OF THE FINEST AND MOST ADVANCED WATCHES OF THEIR TIME. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF A 50s CLASSIC, AND IT’S SUCH A TOTAL LOOKER. SWISS WATCHMAKING AT ITS BEST!!!
