amanico
[JLC Moderator]
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Yes, interesting. I always believed only screw in case backs were water resistant. Not the snap back cases.
How to identify an original E159?
I've been hunting for a E159 for a while now, but I don't know what and where to look to tell whether it is original. Could anyone give me some advice? For example, I can only tell that this one is not relumed, and the dial and hands are original. Any adv...
Well, it is not a E 159, but a 159. It doesn't have a screw back case, but a snap back one.
For the rest, you have everything a 159 should have. Best of luck in your hunt. Nicolas.
Hm, this is interesting!
I have always thought that the "water-repellent" cases, as the JLC themselves put it in the vintage ads, did not refer to the screw-down case backs. Our famous Blomman has even a photo of the box that his E159 came in and it is a snap back. blommanwatchre...