GROOVY~EARLY 70s LE JOUR WRISTMASTER~SERVICED
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FOR SALE IS A GROOVY DYNAMIC STYLE LE JOUR WRISTMASTER ON ITS ORIGINAL PERFORATED STRAP. RECENTLY SERVICED .
- CASE: ERGONOMIC ELLIPSOID ONE-PIECE SOLID STEEL CASE MEASURING IN AT 43mm NOT INCLUDING CROWN BY 39mm LUG TO LUG. THIS WAS LE JOUR'S ANSWER TO THE OMEGA DYNAMIC WITH A VERY SIMILAR PROPORTIONED CASE. WHEN COMPARED TO THE DYNAMIC, I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THIS WATCH HAS HOODED LUGS WHICH OPENS UP MORE OPTIONS FOR STRAPS. I JUST LOVE THE WAY THIS ONE WEARS. IT HAS A VERY FITTED AND COMFORTABLE FEEL ON THE WRIST.
- DIAL: OH HELL YEAH!!! THIS IS A WHOLE LOTTA VINTAGE FUNKADELIA RIGHT HERE. CHECK OUT THAT DARK BLUE WIDE DIAL WITH RED/WHITE ACCENTS. THE AGED TRITIUM LOOKS CREAMY AND EXCELLENT AND MATCHES FROM DIAL TO HANDSET. THIS ONE JUST HAS A PSYCHEDELIC THANG GOIN'.
- MOVEMENT: THIS WELL MANNERED LE JOUR RUNS ON A 17 JEWEL HAND WOUND FRENCH MECHANICAL MOVEMENT WHICH IS ACCESSED THROUGH THE CRYSTAL. THIS ONE WAS SERVICED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IS RUNNING LIKE A TOP. DATE IS SEMI-QUICKSET.
THIS WRISTMASTER COMES ON ITS ORIGINAL PERFORATED BLUE LEJOUR SIGNED STRAP. STRAP DOES SHOW SIGNS OF AGING AND A BIT OF SEPARATION BUT IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. THIS MODEL, ALONG WITH THE DYNAMIC, MARKED A TURNING POINT FOR WATCH DESIGN: MORPHING FROM THE MORE TRADITIONAL ROUND AND SMALLER CASES OF THE 60s TO THE FUNKIER MORE SPACE-AGE DESIGNs OF THE EARLY TO MID 70s. THIS REALLY IS A GREAT EVERY DAY WATCH. BECAUSE OF ITS ERGONOMIC DESIGN, YOU BARELY KNOW IT'S THERE...DESPITE ITS SATISFYING HEFT, ITS LOW PROFILE ALLOWS IT TO SLIP UNDER A CUFF EASILY. SUCH AN AWESOME AND RARELY SEEN WATCH. THIS IS A SUPER RARE AND MEGA FUNKY FRENCHY.
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