Jaeger-LeCoultre

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

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 friend.

Best,

Nicolas

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 is good to put out a warning about what otherwise seem an important variation on the normal watch type. I hope Jaeger are monitoring both our forum and ebay to take appropriate action.

Again, thanks Nicolas

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

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 listed and photographed -- that is a yahoo group. Maybe as a community, we need to start some equivalent -- a big job.

Reagrds

Adrian

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