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Hey guys just got this JLC from the german equivalent of craigslist for 290 Euros

I suppose its a 40's military style JLC - if original.

Im not too sure about the hands. I think the lume is missing. I wonder if this is a big issue for the price?
i am also wondering if there is a chance to get "new" old radium hands?

Thank you for your insights

all the best from snowy munich
 
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gives me the number: 375678 on the outside of the caseback. on the inside it has a jaeger leCoultre ingraving
 
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I found this that shows a 269xxx serial is from approximately 1943. Yours is much higher but not sure where that puts it
 
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The movement appears to say P478, which would apparently be the caliber. It looks to have an interesting shock protection design. Late 40s IMO.
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I think that you did well, particularly if that is a stainless steel case rather than a plated one. The hour and minute hands are original in my opinion but not so sure about the seconds hand. Dial looks original to me too but I am not hugely knowledgable about them and the pic isn't great. The lume looks grotty and touched up on the dial, I would be tempted to have it relumed by an expert along with the hands.
 
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The movement appears to say P478, which would apparently be the caliber. It looks to have an interesting shock protection design.
thank you for the info ! which part do you make out to be for the shock protection?
 
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I think that you did well, particularly if that is a stainless steel case rather than a plated one. The hour and minute hands are original in my opinion but not so sure about the seconds hand. Dial looks original to me too but I am not hugely knowledgable about them and the pic isn't great. The lume looks grotty and touched up on the dial, I would be tempted to have it relumed by an expert along with the hands.

Thank you!
on close inspection it looks like the seconds hand has been painted red. I think the lume from the hour and minute hands has gone.
However, i just found these replacement hands on ebay:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Uhrzeiger-g...321969?hash=item4225945e31:g:2rkAAOSwuLdfxDlP

does any of you guys know it its an easy feat to change the hands?

Cheers
 
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thank you for the info ! which part do you make out to be for the shock protection?

I was looking at the arm attached to the balance cock, which appears to have a open circle at the end that should probably be centered on the jewel. I think it's out of adjustment. Hopefully some of the experts will show up, since I'm not too familiar with this movement.

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Thank you!
on close inspection it looks like the seconds hand has been painted red. I think the lume from the hour and minute hands has gone.
However, i just found these replacement hands on ebay:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Uhrzeiger-g...321969?hash=item4225945e31:g:2rkAAOSwuLdfxDlP

does any of you guys know it its an easy feat to change the hands?

Cheers
I don't think those hands will fit your watch
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&0&2uswk&LeCoultre_478
Is it a stainless steel case?
 
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You don't need new hands. You will be better off just getting the existing hands re-lumed.
 
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Value as for most watches comes down to the dial, which we would need much better photos to evaluate.
 
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Value as for most watches comes down to the dial, which we would need much better photos to evaluate.

best I could get out of my phone camera with artificial light..
 
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You don't need new hands. You will be better off just getting the existing hands re-lumed.
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You don't need new hands. You will be better off just getting the existing hands re-lumed.

little afraid it will end up like this JLC with a sort of greenish touch:

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do you know if there is an option for more "natural" looking lume?

video for reference:

P.S. go check it out its awesome
 
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Looks like all the hands are original to me but probably not the paint on the seconds hand. For 290 euros I would say if it's running well it's a very good deal in a s/s case, even with a slightly tatty dial. With new lume on hands and dial it could look pretty nice.
 
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little afraid it will end up like this JLC with a sort of greenish touch

You just need to find someone who knows how to mix pigments to do color matching.
 
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