Vintage LeCoultre Master Mariner Automatic

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UncleBuck

·Oct 2, 2017·understands the decision making hierarchy

175 pages of WRUW (of over 4000) and can't find the one I wanted!
He did wear it a few other days.
The one shot made my wife touch herself!

After all this work you guys owe me a great deal on a great watch!

 

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·Oct 2, 2017

UncleBuck

After all this work you guys owe me a great deal on a great watch!

Beautiful watch for sure...as far as the great deal... "Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face! Good day to you, madam." 🍿

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UncleBuck

·Oct 2, 2017·understands the decision making hierarchy

Hey,

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"Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face! Good day to you, madam."

I remember that!

The shot I was looking for, he had on a blue patterned shirt, with cufflinks of course, and the lighting was brighter.
Wish I could find it.

 

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Larry S

·Oct 2, 2017·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

That's a stunner to be sure...

Classic!

 

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peire06

·Oct 4, 2017

Amazing piece. Top notch condition!

 

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·Oct 5, 2017

I got the back off last night and the movement is as I thought. I guess the reference number is 87580.

JohnCote

 

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peire06

·Oct 9, 2017

Nothing to add. Absolutely amazing. Which year was it released by JlC?

 

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hendra324

·Oct 10, 2017

so nice

 

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SpikiSpikester

·Oct 16, 2017·@ ΩF

Hi Jim. Thanks for the fan mail 😀 I still have the Master Moon, it's in for service at the moment.

That Master Mariner is very nice, especially with box and papers. The movement serial no. looks like it's a 1,207,xxx number, which would place it as a 1957 movement. So the watch itself probably dates from a year or two after that.

I don't think 87580 is the model or case ref no. Those were usually 4 digit numbers (often for snap back cases) or an E plus 3 digits - you might find it on the papers in the box. I've never been able to work out what those 87580 style numbers are...

 

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UncleBuck

·Oct 16, 2017·understands the decision making hierarchy

SpikiSpikester

Hi Jim. Thanks for the fan mail 😀

Hi Warren!
Always good to see/hear from you, you know I'm a big fan!
And those are both beautiful watches.

 

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·Oct 16, 2017

SpikiSpikester

That Master Mariner is very nice, especially with box and papers. The movement serial no. looks like it's a 1,207,xxx number, which would place it as a 1957 movement. So the watch itself probably dates from a year or two after that.

Thanks for this info. It sort of confirms the late '50s date I was thinking.

JohnCote

 

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gatorcpa

·Oct 16, 2017·ΩF InvestiGator

SpikiSpikester

I don't think 87580 is the model or case ref no. Those were usually 4 digit numbers (often for snap back cases) or an E plus 3 digits - you might find it on the papers in the box. I've never been able to work out what those 87580 style numbers are...

I think it's a case serial number, but it could be a Longines-Wittnauer style number. I would need to see another identical watch.
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gatorcpa

I think it's a case serial number, but it could be a Longines-Wittnauer style number. I would need to see another identical watch.
gatorcpa

Just a dumb question but what did Longines-Wittnauer have to do with this. This watch was distributed in the US by Vacheron Constantin and made buy Jaeger LeCoultre....I have not seen any L-W connection. Educate me.

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