amanico
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Some pictures of my Military Jaeger Lecoultre WWW.
A military watch issued for the British Infantry in 1944 and 1945.
35 mm chromium plated case,
Screw in case back:
And last nut not least, the movement, the Cal 479, superbly decorated and finished.
One of the many jewels from the Grande Maison.
Best,
Nicolas
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Some pictures of my Military Jaeger Lecoultre WWW.
A military watch issued for the British Infantry in 1944 and 1945. 35 mm chromium plated case, Screw in case back: And last nut not least, the movement, the Cal 479, superbly decorated and finished. One of the many jewels from the Grande Maison. Best, Nic...
Superb Photographs, Mon Ami...
... The first one looks like it should be in a JLC history book. - Scott
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Hi Nicolas What great photos of a truly ...hmmm... COOL watch. The cal. 479 is uniqui to the JLC "WWW". Using a movement like that,- in a watch like that,- in wartime,- is simply (to use a wartime expression) fabulously NUTS. Yours Jacob/Copenhagen ...
Very cool and that hard chrome plating has held up remarkably well!
I wonder why chrome isn't used more often on watches. Hard chrome is thin enough to take on the finish of the base metal (polished, brushed, blasted, etc), way more durable than stainless, and can easily/inexpensively be replated... Maybe the nickel conte...