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I suspect the 2953 had several different dials over the years
I have seen photos of watches that responded to searches on the reference 2953 that had applied Arabics on the cardinal positions as this one does. But the late-50's date is much different than what I suspect is the mid-40's date of the watch in your catalog picture. That picture is identical to mine, and mine has a movement serial number that resolves to 1945.
Do you know the date of that catalog page?
Rick "finding little published about the 2953" Denney
Sweden’s biggest order of JLC watches through history?!
Friends, Some years ago I found this ad from 1957: As gifts to employees that had been with the company for 25 years or more, the Swedish Metal Association ordered for their 50 years anniversary a total of 1276 Jaeger-LeCoultre gold watches! What I find i...
Well Blomman
Past couple of years I am afraid a lot of companies were not that loyal to their employees either! Hope companies don't start giving away JLC watches; we have to keep it our little big secret. Still a nice piece of history in general and of JLC history; t...
I have no clue why ....
They choose JLC... Best deal on 1276 watches..? These are solid gold. Yes, the work climate changes... Best Blomman
I would say both....
It is a very small angle on the dial if I don't recall wrong, but it is also different surface/tone on the inner and outer part of the dial. Thank you, my friend. Best Blomman
Mine seems to be all one color
Blomman, you and I have corresponded about my JLC ref. 2953 that is identical to the lower picture in your 12-1/2''' catalog page. Perhaps you found that page as a result of our correspondence. I do believe that the change in color is not two-tone, but ra...
I haven't forgot about your request, Rick!
Hi Rick and welcome here (officially)! Yes, your request and the fact that my friend showed me the same reference triggered this post! And also my question if the Swedish order had special dials... Your watch from 1945 have the same dial as in the catalog...
Mine looks like the slightly later version...
...that is in your 1955 catalog, but it's only a minor variation on the example in the 1945 catalog. I dated the movement, not the watch, so it's possible that the watch was made a year or three later, and perhaps the dial migrated to the later design rig...
Here are a few data points...
...from past for-sale listings by Zaf Basha: He believes the dial to have been refinished perfectly. The movement also dates to 1945. The seconds hand is the same shape as mine, though gold, but the minutes and hours hands have the same dauphine shape. He...
The Swedish version is 35.5 mm
I would rule out all watches with other case shapes/lugs and other calibers as other references than 2953... I can't be 100% sure, but normally if different case shape = different reference. Same goes for movement... I have asked for my friends movement n...
I suspect the 2953 had several different dials over the years
I have seen photos of watches that responded to searches on the reference 2953 that had applied Arabics on the cardinal positions as this one does. But the late-50's date is much different than what I suspect is the mid-40's date of the watch in your cata...
There is one watch which makes me think about the 2953...
This one... P 476. But which is not... Best, Rick. ...
