Emil Wojcik
1702
Third day in a row wearing vintage…
33.5mm JLC today but oddly it’s in a gold plated case (I don’t think it’s gold filled, marked 382 near the back of one of the lugs) with snap on steel back. P800/C movement signed Jaeger LeCoultre, inside caseback signed LeCoultre, so I assume it was cased for the US market but I find it odd the dial would be signed Jaeger, not just LeCoultre, as most were marketed in the US.
In general I don’t like patina, especially on dials and this watch is no exception…the discoloration bothers me, so I don’t wear it often, yet for some reason I still like the watch overall.
Third day in a row wearing vintage…
33.5mm JLC today but oddly it’s in a gold plated case (I don’t think it’s gold filled, marked 382 near the back of one of the lugs) with snap on steel back. P800/C movement signed Jaeger LeCoultre, inside caseback signed LeCoultre, so I assume it was case...
That is a great Jaeger LeCoultre
I am homesick to my vintage watch. Wore a modern watch today, wear my luxury watch. I stop watch collecting of modern watches. I start collecting vintage watches. More charm, more story, more everything. New grails, new dreams. The dream Hentschel will co...
Thanks. I started collecting watches in the early’80s. At that time I only bought vintage with one exception, a new steel Rolex DateJust. Even back then I generally wouldn’t buy one with patina.
The discoloration on this JLC dial wouldn’t bother me as much if it were more even. I only started buying newer (although never brand new) watches after finding a modern AP I really liked in 2011. Now I mostly buy “gently used” modern but I do still like ...
That is a great story
Audemars Piguet made interesting peaces. I’ve seen a few that worth collecting for me. The brand have a spirit that their competitors mis a bit. The is difficult to follow, but a RO only is good enough. The shoot into the wild, and what bring it? But as...
Thanks. AP used to be my favorite brand. But I’ve gotten bored with only ever seeing and hearing about Royal Oaks and all their variations.
I bought my Millenary specifically because it looks nothing like a Royal Oak. When I first started collecting, the Royal Oak was just old enough to look like an outdated model. I passed up many opportunities to buy one because I thought they didn’t look m...
I'll bet Nicolas has forgotten . . .
. . . that once there was a JLC in my collection. Bumper movement, applied indexes at 3 , 6 , 9 , and 12 instead of evens, but otherwise similar. ...