Jaeger Lecoultre - It's an original watch ?

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VinceFR

·Jun 3, 2020

Hi everyone,

I was hunting like everyday and I've found this affordable Jaeger, she's not in a perfect condition but she's elegant and discreet, i'm not an expert so I've a lot of question, the seller told me it was an 1950's watch and it's hard to find other pieces like her on the web.

What do you think about that ? She has been checked by its watchmaker and (of course) she runs well 😀
What question to ask ?

Thanks.

 

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X350 XJR

·Jun 3, 2020·Vintage Omega Aficionado

NO.

The dial has been rather poorly refinished. Condition = price, as usual.

PASS.

 

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DaveK

·Jun 3, 2020

My $0.02, "checked by a watchmaker" and serviced by one can mean two very different things, and likely mean nothing at all.

 

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Dan S

·Jun 3, 2020

Has anyone ever seen an original JLC or LC dial with a hyphen within the LC, i.e. "LE-COULTRE"? If not, it seems like an incredibly obvious tell.

 

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VinceFR

·Jun 3, 2020

DaveK

My $0.02, "checked by a watchmaker" and serviced by one can mean two very different things, and likely mean nothing at all.

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Thanks everyone, i wanted to be clear about it 😉

We couldn't build a league of enthusiasts who blame ads like that

 

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VinceFR

·Jun 3, 2020

Sometimes I feel stupid when I read your answer ... "Le-Coultre" was a big clue for the bad redial

 

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Dan S

·Jun 3, 2020

VinceFR

Sometimes I feel stupid when I read your answer ... "Le-Coultre" was a big clue for the bad redial

To be fair, one doesn't expect a dial refinisher to make obvious mistakes, so it's easy to overlook things like this. Who knows, perhaps there are some legitimate dials with hyphens, but if so, it's certainly not common. Mostly there is no space or gap within LeCoultre, it's one word.

 

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jsducote

·Jun 3, 2020

It's someone's name & doesn't make sense. Like hyphenating Mc-Donalds. The refinisher could have just checked the movement.