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Ronstrous
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Greetings,
I purchased this piece recently from a dealer in Florida. Took it to my watchmaker to open it up, but he was scared he might damage it, and said I should wait till it needed a service.
I would appreciate any information anyone might be able to provide, as to the age, movement, or anything else of interest about this watch. It says it's 14K gold, measures 33mm, manual wind, that's about all I know. The writing on the dial has faded significantly.
Kind regards,
Ron
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TimtimeIntl
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I had one about 20 years ago that I had a case maker replace one of the missing t-lug ends. Yours looks equally as nice. I believe it is a caliber 886 but not positive. It is newer than the late 60s and older LeCs I collect. Two piece stem. Remove the crystal and remove outer dial, dial and movement from case. Not hard for an experienced watchmaker or jeweler but I agree that there is no reason to mess with it till you service it. I can't tell for sure but the crown does not look JL or LeC marked? You can have one put on when you have it serviced.
 
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I had one about 20 years ago that I had a case maker replace one of the missing t-lug ends. Yours looks equally as nice. I believe it is a caliber 886 but not positive. It is newer than the late 60s and older LeCs I collect. Two piece stem. Remove the crystal and remove outer dial, dial and movement from case. Not hard for an experienced watchmaker or jeweler but I agree that there is no reason to mess with it till you service it. I can't tell for sure but the crown does not look JL or LeC marked? You can have one put on when you have it serviced.

Thanks for that. You're right, the crown is unsigned. Are LeCoultre crowns always signed?
The buckle is signed LeCoultre on the inside.

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Ronstrous Ronstrous
Are LeCoultre crowns always signed?
No. The “JL” logo was not used until 1958. The “LeC” was a bit earlier, but starting date is not known. Even so, the signed crowns were phased in over time.

So most older LeCoultre watches did not have signed crowns.
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No. The “JL” logo was not used until 1958. The “LeC” was a bit earlier, but starting date is not known. Even so, the signed crowns were phased in over time.

So most older LeCoultre watches did not have signed crowns.
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Thanks for that. Does that mean that at a certain point all LeCoultre watches had signed crowns?
 
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Ronstrous Ronstrous
Thanks for that. Does that mean that at a certain point all LeCoultre watches had signed crowns?
I do not know, and doubt anyone else knows either.
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