FOR SALE IS A SUPER FAB 1950s LECOULTRE(JAEGER LECOULTRE) POWERMATIC BUMPER AUTO.
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 ONE WITH THOSE CLAWED LUGS.
DIAL: THIS IS ONE OF THE CLASSIC LECOULTRE DESIGNS IN MY OPINION. NICELY AGED CREAM DIAL WITH APPLIED GOLD MARKERS. I PARTICULARLY DIG THE SOLO ARABIC MARKER AT 12. THE ATTENTION GRABBER ON THIS GUY IS THE POWER RESERVE WINDOW AT 12 WHICH GOES FROM OFF WHITE TO RED AS THE RESERVES ON THE MAINSPRING WIND DOWN.
MOVEMENT: THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS ON A GORGEOUS IN-HOUSE JAEGER LECOULTRE CALIBER 481 BUMPER AUTOMATIC. THIS ONE BELONGED TO MY WATCHMAKER WHO HAD SERVICED IT IN THE LAST 2 YEARS.
WATCH IS MOUNTED ON A VINTAGE BLACK 16mm BLACK 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 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!!!
