This is a Jaeger le Coultre British Military watch that was issued in 1948 and is stainless steel, screw back case with anti magnetic cap and solid lug bars. The original black dial has luminous markers, sweep seconds but no other marks. The case back has the broad arrow on the outside along with sundry other military markings. The movement is rhodiumed brass finished in a superb Geneva stripe effect with 17 jewels, also marked with the broad arrow, no shock absorption and is a Jaeger le Coultre 488/Sbr calibre with indirect drive sweep seconds feature and bears the serial number 594900.
The whole configuration of the watch, hands & dial are very similar to the IWC Mk XI as both were ordered by the British War Office (that is what we called the current Ministry of Defence then) to the same spec. For some reason many more of the IWC were ordered making the JLC version much rarer.
This watch is (in my opinion) the finest military watch ever issued anywhere in the world; the quality just screams at you; the movement was only used by Jaeger in a special watch issued to commemorate the International Geophysical Year, 1954. However they sold the movement to Vacheron who fitted it to their most expensive watch; the Chronometre Royale. The distinguishing feature of the movement is the long curving lever used to stop the balance during hand setting (hack feature). The watch is supplied on a new NATO issue nylon band.
Diameter 35mm; Lug to Lug 46mm; Height 12mm.
£1,100.00 (approx. $1,650.00US)
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