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Need help identifying a Vintage JLC
Hello everybody,
So my father was gifted this old JLC. At first, I can see the dial is either not original or badly restored, as it states 't swiss t' even thought it doesnt have any luminous material.
Secondly, the caseback is also not original, it doesn't have any markings and is poorly holding to the case.
The movement appears to be original, however I'm no specialist. Also, I really liked the case, with its 'corne de vache' style.
Does any of you know it is original? Did JLC produced this kind of cases in the past? Doing some research I found JLC chronos with this type of case, but none time only watches. About the hands, well, I dont know nothing about it either.
The crown doesnt appear original to me, as it doesnt have any markings
If you guys can help me identifying it, and if the case and the movement proves to be original, I will make this watch a little project, and will try to source an original caseback, dial and everything that makes necessary to make it as original as possible. Also, I will restore the case, because, as you can see, it is very rusty.
I liked the style of the watch and it is 37mm, a size that I find to be very nice and elegant.
Here are the pictures:
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Need help identifying a Vintage JLC
Hello everybody, So my father was gifted this old JLC. At first, I can see the dial is either not original or badly restored, as it states 't swiss t' even thought it doesnt have any luminous material. Secondly, the caseback is also not original, it doesn...
Movement is original, case is not
Dial looks to be refinished as you the looks of your picture, the case is gold plated. For lecoultre, if the case is gold plated, so is the caseback. Also, if there is no marking on the caseback, it is another definite sign that it is not original. I do ...
From my experience with vintage JLC...
The plating is actually very thick (i think 80 microns). I think the plating wear here looks very thin from the pictures. From my experience, these gold filled cases would usually either have a huge thick chunk of gold plating falling off or some surface ...
The movement is probably a Cal 469, circa 1953-1954.
Hard to see the numbers in your photos. Dial most likely repainted. Case most likely not original to that dial/movement. Do you have a shot of the inside case back? Best Blomman