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Is this JLC a fake ?
Dear JLC aficionados,
I wonder if you could cast an opinion on this piece to see if it is a genuine item or not.
I do have some doubts, for the following reasons:
1) The seconds sub-dial markers are untidy - some crossing over the sub-dial margin.
This showed poor craftsmanship - unheard from Le Sentier.
2) The crown signature is odd
Please have a look at the images and tell us what you think.
Maybe JLC has some bad moments ?? !!
Or maybe the non-Swiss could not make it right ??
Thanks
Untidy (? fake) dial
? non-genuine crown signature
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Is this JLC a fake ?
By: On_Time : January 19th, 2012-14:58
Dear JLC aficionados, I wonder if you could cast an opinion on this piece to see if it is a genuine item or not. I do have some doubts, for the following reasons: 1) The seconds sub-dial markers are untidy - some crossing over the sub-dial margin. This sh...
Genuine
By: Clavi : January 19th, 2012-15:58
It seems to be a genuine US-made Lecoultre, relatively typical of the US production at the time (which was quite significant in volume compared to the European one back then) These watches were typically made of: - A swiss LeCoultre movement, exported sup...
Not an automatic...
By: gatorcpa : January 20th, 2012-08:47
...but instead a manual-wind watch, caliber 480/CW. That was the workhorse of the LeCoultre line in the 1950's and '60's. It's really an excellent movement. The dial is probably original. That is, it is likely the same piece of metal that came fitted in t...