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Oh my lord 😳😳 Is it wrong for me to covet so many of them at the same time 😂🤣🤦♂️
I should not have clicked on this post frérot 🤤
A view on Vintage Jaeger Chronographs.
Here, to avoid any confusion, we will discuss and share some thoughts, informations and pictures about vintage Jaeger Chronographs, no Lecoultre nor Jaeger Lecoultre, just Jaeger signed chronographs. A precision, here. The Jaeger and Jaeger Lecoultre sign...
Oh my lord 😳😳 Is it wrong for me to covet so many of them at the same time 😂🤣🤦♂️
I should not have clicked on this post frérot 🤤
Yes you did. The problem is that I have so many other treasures occupying my mind at the same time...
not just watches but pens, cars, military and civilian leather jackets, etc... Sometimes it is NOT helpful to have multiple passions as you get easily distracted 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤪
LeCoultre 7090
Loved the article. I have a 1940s LeCoultre Chrono, ref 7090, with 285 movement. Have never seen such a comprehensive view into these models. For the 7090, the only one I’ve ever seen online was with a Cartier dial. Mine was redialed at some point in time...
Nicolas, thanks for your fantastic report.
I saw some of them in a vintage catalogue and immediately knew these are very special. I very much like the design language too, i clearly see the inspiration for some recent Longines and AP reeditions looking similar to some of the watches you posted her...
Very interesting write up, Nico
I’ve to admit, though knowing Jaeger as a watch, most of the time I see / read Jaeger, I must think about gauges in cars cockpit. Thanks for the education. George
Nicolas, you are taking us to school again, thank you !
This is an awesome set of Jaeger chronographs. I took a long time to finish reading and enjoying everyone of your photos. Thank you for taking the time to put these together, Nicolas! There is something g special about Ref 22 448 with the uncluttered layo...
oh, now that you mentioned the 22 439...
It’s looking good ! Black dial and multi scale 👍
Taste is expensive Senior Counsel.
My emotional judgment is lacking these days. You know a good shrink???
wow.. that 439 is really something else.
hits all the marks for me really. Superb piece. Thank you for the interesting read!
Wow!! A fantastic review, my friend!
a pure pleasure to read it. so many beautiful pieces, few pieces that really caught my eyes: ref 5184, 22 439 & 22 448. thank you for taking your time to write such a great article
Thank you Nicolas for this thorough review, there are indeed very interesting references!
I wouldnt mind seeing that 5184 with my own hands the dial colors are subtle yet string!
Where could these watches be found ?
Thanks a lot for the great pictures, some are indeed very tempting ! Just a quick question : do you know where these Jaeger (only) chronos were sold ? By the same ADs selling also Jaeger-LeCoultre watches ?? Was that even possible ? Re. the scarcity of ca...
In France and in Europe, Karmin. I saw several which were sold in France, through different ADs. They were published by JLC, but you are right, the documents are pretty rare on these ones.
Hence the challenge to find them, take pictures of them, and trying to find some informations on them. It took me some time to gather all these pictures, indeed. Best, Nicolas
My thoughts…
…are that you’ve already forgotten more about horology and watches, than I will ever know! 👊