Jaeger LeCoultre E 163

From the early 50's, 37 mm steel case. Not the first automatic watch from JLC, but one of the first, with the Futurematic, to display a power reserve indicator.

You certainly remember than some months ago, I wrote something about the SHOM, a post which can be read here, for the most curious of us: jlc.watchprosite.com W

A family picture of what I had. From let to right: P 476 / E 163 Powermatic Jumbo / E 501 Futurematic / E 855 early one ( 1959 ) / E 329 Crosshairs / Geomatic R

From left to right: P 476 ( the first automatic from JLC, from 1948 ) / Powermatic E 163 / Futurematic E 501 / Memovox Early E 855 / E 329 Crosshairs / Geomatic

I saw this watch today and I am curious of how many variants (hands/dials/etc) were made for the US market during the old days?... was a common practice to repl

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