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Help with LeJour 2-register movements? poor-man's Autavia?

  1. luzer Dec 19, 2016

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    hi

    i am interested in buying a 2-register LeJour, a "poor-man's autavia"
    can you help me determine if this movement is correct? a valjoux 7733? all original?

    -----watch i am looking into----
    s-l1600 (1).jpg s-l1600.jpg

    ----posted model, i am comparing to----
    BRO_0531_zpsfomnyqeq.jpg BRO_0535_zpsjgt2m0b5.jpg
     
  2. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Dec 19, 2016

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    The second picture is a Landeron movement. The first picture does in fact look like a valjoux 7733
     
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  3. luzer Dec 19, 2016

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    yes. thank you, i see that.

    is that 'correct'?
     
  4. luzer Dec 19, 2016

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    pointed out MILES vs MILE on the dials
     
  5. BobXX Dec 19, 2016

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    I think that's okay. There's always a lot of small dial variations with obscure vintage chronographs like these LeJours.

    The only things I notice are that 1) the lume is missing from the chrono sweep hand and 2) the pushers have been replaced recently. Can't really see the crown, but there's a decent chance that that's been replaced as well.

    The Valjoux 7733 is a more desirable movement than the Landeron.
     
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  6. luzer Dec 19, 2016

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  7. ncstate1201 Dec 19, 2016

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    Looks more like a nivada/croton chrono than a poor man's autavia, may be good to compare to a few of those to see if there is any acceptable variation in crowns and pushers...
     
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