Thoughts on this JLC from the late 50's?

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hungdangnguyen23

·Jan 13, 2019

Happy Sunday, OF! Does anybody see anything wrong with this JLC Cal. K480? It's a gold-filled model, I've always had a soft spot for the 12, 3, 6, 9 dials of the Glasshute Senator 60s which this reminds me of (seller's photos, not mine).

 

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Tony C.

·Jan 13, 2019·Ωf Jury member

Looks Ok to me.

 

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hungdangnguyen23

·Jan 13, 2019

Thanks for your opinion @Tony C. The seller recently serviced the movement in-house too which is why it looks pretty clean for a nearly 70 year old watch!

 

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Tony C.

·Jan 13, 2019·Ωf Jury member

You're welcome, and yes, it does appear to be very clean.

 

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Larry S

·Jan 13, 2019·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Very nice.

 

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hungdangnguyen23

·Jan 14, 2019

Thanks guys. Just realized the watch is only 33mm but with 18mm lugs (seller advertised as 34.5mm with crown and I misread the description).

Good thing my wrist is only about 6-6.25 inches...

 

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STANDY

·Jan 14, 2019·schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector

Lugs like that it will wear bigger than it measures 😉

 

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François Pépin

·Jan 14, 2019

Looks good. I even thought at first "maybe too good" for a dial of this age, but the whole watch seems very well preserved.

Can I ask you the price they ask?

Surprisingly, these American snap cases seem to preserve rather well the movement. It is not the first time I see such a well preserved Lecoultre movement in those cases. Maybe it is because they were rather expansive and supposed to be dress watches. So people would take care of them. Maybe these cases offer a better protection than the regular snap cases - I doubt that though.