Weird watch - can anyone identify it | Jaeger-LeCoultre

Weird watch - can anyone identify it

Hi folks, as some of you may know through previous posts to this site and to other forums, I collect JL Reversos. The other day I came across a reverso for sale that I have never seen in either catalogues or any of the Jaeger publications. Normally I would not ask such a question, but could anyone verify that the model for sale on ebay - list number 130319111885 is in fact a known reverso. The seller seems genuine as he indicates the watch was bought by a mother in law in Bahamas. I am aware of at least two authorised dealers in that area.

Normally I would not ask about an item for sale like this, but if it were authentic it would be a pity for it to be passed up. The owners has no papers for the watch. The common fakes I see for reversos do not have these two faces but on the reverse face one can see that the detail is not completely printed -- something that I would have thought jaeger would not allow out of its factory.

Thanks for your tolerance for allowing this psoting.

Regards

Adrian

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Adrian, this is not a weird watch, this is a fake watch.

By: amanico : July 18th, 2009-23:01

The finish is ugly, and therefore this verso dial never existed... you want to be sure? Take the ref number of the watch, and give a call to a JLC AD... I guess the watch is in SS, and if it is the case, the ref on the case back is wrong. Forget it, my fr...

Agreed - Thanks Nicolas

By: a.carr : July 19th, 2009-03:27

Nicolas, thanks for the second opinion. The ref on the back seemed weird as did the quality of the finish. While I am generally against posting comments about auction pieces, in this case I think to actual raise this particular item in this discrete forum...

Adrian, I rather think that this auction site should

By: amanico : July 19th, 2009-03:33

check the watches posted on their site... The number of fake watches is so important that I don't get that they authorize such postings... This is a very serious problem. Best, Nicolas

Again, agreed

By: a.carr : July 19th, 2009-03:39

Apart from collecting reversos and repeater pocket watches, I collect roman coins of the imperatorial period. The problem with fakes on ebay is so bad, the coin community run a forgery alert group where a list of sellers are named and past fake types are ...

they....

By: MiniCooper : July 19th, 2009-07:45

do monitor very rarely and there are many fake ones there As you always said, buy the seller, not the watch on any site..... Cheers