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ulackfocus
·Interesting watch. Late 60's probably. It looks like the serial number is 974xxx from what I see - that's 1953 but that style wasn't prevalent then. If there's a 1 in front of the visible numbers than it's 1968-ish. Got a better pic of that area? In it's current condition I think your estimate is fair. Remember that an eBay seller is often WAY high on their asking price hoping for somebody that doesn't know any better. Hell, I can ask $50,000 for my Seiko 007 but that doesn't mean somebody will actually buy it.
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BrianG4674
·I'll try to get better photo tomorrow.
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorLooks like a Ref. 9046 from 1972 based on this catalog photo:
http://nakahiro.parfait.ne.jp/catarog/moji/jaegerlecoultre.html
Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
http://nakahiro.parfait.ne.jp/catarog/moji/jaegerlecoultre.html
Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
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··Ash @ ΩFLooks like a Ref. 9046 from 1972 based on this catalog photo:
http://nakahiro.parfait.ne.jp/catarog/moji/jaegerlecoultre.html
Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
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·Looks like a Ref. 9046 from 1972 based on this catalog photo:
http://nakahiro.parfait.ne.jp/catarog/moji/jaegerlecoultre.html
Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
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BrianG4674
·Hi folks,
You are correct it is a 9046 and was given to me in 1976 when I had little or no interest in watches. I had never at thet time heard of Jageur Le Coultre.
Since owning it I have had very different views of how much it was worth. Watches of Switzerland in Cardiff said £3000 to £4000. Crazy Welshman, I should have sold it to him.
Next came a man from Christies, he reckoned £350 at auction on a good day.
I have no intention of selling but would like to know it's current market value before and after having a needed clean and service. Timekeeping is excellent when checked against my quartz watches.
As mentioned earlier somebody has a similar watch in 14K gold on ebay asking about £1300-£1400.
What was the yen worth in 1972? At today's rate 200,000 yen equals £1586.
What do you think?
You are correct it is a 9046 and was given to me in 1976 when I had little or no interest in watches. I had never at thet time heard of Jageur Le Coultre.
Since owning it I have had very different views of how much it was worth. Watches of Switzerland in Cardiff said £3000 to £4000. Crazy Welshman, I should have sold it to him.
Next came a man from Christies, he reckoned £350 at auction on a good day.
I have no intention of selling but would like to know it's current market value before and after having a needed clean and service. Timekeeping is excellent when checked against my quartz watches.
As mentioned earlier somebody has a similar watch in 14K gold on ebay asking about £1300-£1400.
What was the yen worth in 1972? At today's rate 200,000 yen equals £1586.
What do you think?
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorFor mental gymnastics like this, I turn to this website:
http://www.measuringworth.com/index.php
I come up with a current sterling conversion of 200,000 yen in 1972 of about £2,700 in 2011.
Here's how I get there:
US$1 = 303 yen and US$1 = 40 pence in 1972.
Therefore, £1 = 758 yen and 200,000 yen = £264 in 1972.
The inflation factor since 1972 in the UK is approximately 10.3. That is £100 today buys what £9.71 did back then.
£264 X 10.3 = £2,719 in 2011 currency.
However, that's based on your example being a new watch in 2011, which it is not. The question we need to ask is what would a used JLC that originally sold for £2,700 now be worth? Watches are a lot like cars, in that they lose a good portion of their value when they go out the door of the dealer, So I'd say maybe half that figure at retail, less on eBay or at auction.
IMO the £1,400 figure is probably too high and £350 is way too low,
gatorcpa
http://www.measuringworth.com/index.php
I come up with a current sterling conversion of 200,000 yen in 1972 of about £2,700 in 2011.
Here's how I get there:
US$1 = 303 yen and US$1 = 40 pence in 1972.
Therefore, £1 = 758 yen and 200,000 yen = £264 in 1972.
The inflation factor since 1972 in the UK is approximately 10.3. That is £100 today buys what £9.71 did back then.
£264 X 10.3 = £2,719 in 2011 currency.
However, that's based on your example being a new watch in 2011, which it is not. The question we need to ask is what would a used JLC that originally sold for £2,700 now be worth? Watches are a lot like cars, in that they lose a good portion of their value when they go out the door of the dealer, So I'd say maybe half that figure at retail, less on eBay or at auction.
IMO the £1,400 figure is probably too high and £350 is way too low,
gatorcpa
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ulackfocus
·A raw (unserviced) manual wind JLC 14ct watch from the 70's would probably bring $900 on eBay give or take $150. There isn't as big of a demand for that decade as with the 40's, 50's, or 60's models. As I said I my first reply, your estimate in the original post is fairly accurate.
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorA raw (unserviced) manual wind JLC 14ct watch from the 70's would probably bring $900 on eBay give or take $150.
The OP's watch is 18K, but I think your estimate is dead-on.
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·Thanks for all your interest and info. Especially the catologue.Where do you find all this stuff?
I think I'll get it serviced when I can find somebody I can trust to do it in or around Shrewsbury.
Cheers for now until I think of the next stupid question.
I think I'll get it serviced when I can find somebody I can trust to do it in or around Shrewsbury.
Cheers for now until I think of the next stupid question.
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·The Google knows all and tells all....
Yes he does...... sometimes you have to sift through a few pages though.
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··Steve @ ΩFYes he does...... sometimes you have to sift through a few pages though.
Funny thing too , that looking glass goes both ways 😉
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··Steve @ ΩFTHE GOOGLE IS WATCHING ME???? 😲
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·Wasn't directed at you, think about it🙄
Oh, okay. I was getting paranoid! 😜 It's hard enough knowing Santa sees me when I'm sleeping or awake.
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··Steve @ ΩFOh, okay. I was getting paranoid! 😜 It's hard enough knowing Santa sees me when I'm sleeping or awake.
No, that's Wendy 😁
