If you are looking around for pre-owned vintage watch, then a Jeager-LeCoultre is an excellent bet. It will be not just a vintage wristwatch, for sure it will be a great investing with one of the most veneered brand in luxury watches.

Jaeger-LeCoultre, a Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer founded by Antoine LeCoultre in 1833 when he set up his eponymous workshop in Le Sentier, Switzerland. Since the beginning, LeCoultre has continuously renewed its creativity and inventiveness. Starting with the invention of industry-leading precision tools that enabled LeCoultre to develop miniature watch components. JLC has been making cutting edge movements and mechanical timepieces. During 180 years, JLC has hundreds of inventions and patents, created more than 1200 calibers, its many contributions to watchmaking over the years include the smallest caliber ever made, the most complicated wristwatch and a near-perpetual movement, which today have earned it unique renown in the watchmaking industry. Over time, JLC has provided movements for many major brands like Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin. Its most famous creation, the Reverso, is widely considered one of the great watches of the twentieth century.

One of the greatest inventions, in 1847 when Antonie LeCoultre makes a revolutionary system: the crown winding system. It put away the need for a key to wind the watch and set it to time. A single lever crown serves these two purposes. This invention is still until today for almost all mechanical watches comprise this type of system.

This luxury timepiece is a stunning vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Wrist Alarm watch dated from 1950. It is an immaculate piece! It is a manual-wind alarm watch, the first Memovox (mechanical wristwatches with alarm function of the JLC) calibre, LeCoultre 489/1 movement, 17 jewels, sweep second, Swiss made. After 70 years it still has a unique two-tone butler finish dial with gold hour marks, dots and Arabic Numerals and matching hands, the dial is marked with the Jeager-LeCoultre name and "WRIST ALARM" as well. Beautiful 32mm diameter round case and fancy lugs design, all in 10K yellow gold filled. The alarm works, as does the rotating inner alarm disc to set the alarm. This watch is coming with a brand new black Genuine Leather strap. It is a very attractive looking wristwatch in LOVELY condition and running very well, keeps great time.

Movement:
LeCoultre Co.
489/1
17 Jewels
Swiss
Unadjusted
765046

Case Back Signed:
Cased and Timed in U.S.A.
By LeCoultre
10K Gold Filled
W229586

Measures:
Case Diameter 32mm
Case Lug to Lug 38mm
Case Thickness 10.5mm
Lug Width 16mm
Band Width 15mm

Vintage watches are traditionally smaller than today's watches. Men's watches typically measure between 29-36mm (some larger, some smaller) wide excluding the crown. In the listing details we typically try to do our best to list all pertinent dimensions of a watch. If you don't see it, or we failed to do so, please reach out to us. Women's watches from the 1900s-1970s were also somewhat smaller than today’s offerings in many cases. Please also feel free to ask any questions you have pertaining to size.

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The condition is pre-owned.
The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended.
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