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Someone able to help me with this LeCoultre?

  1. kelev_ra Aug 5, 2018

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    Hey there,
    what do you think about this LeCoultre?
    Is it kosher?
    (At least for the dial, hands etc... - the movement I would check later)...
    Hadn't been able to find something similiar...

    Thanks!!!
     
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  2. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Aug 5, 2018

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    Understand that at the time this watch was made, Jaeger-LeCoultre did not make their own chronograph movements. The movement in this watch is likely a Valjoux of some sort.

    Because these movements were used by so many manufacturers, it is very easy to swap parts with watches that have much less value than genuine LeCoultre products.

    My recommendation would be to post it on this forum, that is run by Zaf Basha.

    http://www.jaegerlecoultreforum.com/viewforum.php?f=3&sid=d95b66adfd875470ce3c4eafa29fa908

    Zaf literally wrote the book on vintage LeCoultre.

    Good luck, I hope it is the real deal.
    gatorcpa
     
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  3. Darlinboy Pratts! Will I B******S!!! Aug 5, 2018

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    Both the dial and bezel configuration are screaming “wrong” to me for any genuine LeCoulter reference I have seen,

    Better photos would help, that one is not suitable for examining the details of the dial.
     
  4. Dan S Aug 5, 2018

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    I haven't seen it before, but I hope it's real because it's an appealing chronograph.
     
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  5. valjoux72 Aug 6, 2018

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    Might be a Valjoux 22 movement. The watch looks good to me, I have seen similar ones.
    Made in the 1960-70s.