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Hey Doc
I don't have any hybrids, or their boxes, but I've certainly seen them - seems the JLC association was sold especially hard in the American market under Wittnauer. That bit of advertising slight-of-hand has left us with some headaches today like the VXN myth. On the franken side, sharing ebauches with JLC has made parts substituting quite a pastime on fleabay and other sites. Heck, even the big auction houses have passed a few frankens.
May the & be with you ;-)
Fleabay Alert
Goodness, another Eastern European fake :-( What is offered: And what it should be: V&C calibre 477 bumper-winding...
Another dog in the kennel of fake VC's!
With a movement that shows finest possible finishing if you're using a hacksaw! ;-) Bill Lind VC Forum Moderator
'Tis the Season for fake calendars
This "dog" has a re-worked LeCoultre movement. They also went to the expense of faking the case and movement markings....
Dean my friend, and hero :-)
It's something quite 'normal' if we consider the history! Between 1944 and 1955 Vacheron&Constantin and Jaeger-LeCoultre was one company. In plain words, it would not have been any V&C today, at least not one who had produced watches continiuously since 1...
Hey Doc
I don't have any hybrids, or their boxes, but I've certainly seen them - seems the JLC association was sold especially hard in the American market under Wittnauer. That bit of advertising slight-of-hand has left us with some headaches today like the VXN m...