Chicago IL, 60618
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In 1866, at a time when watchmaking skills were divided up among hundreds of small workshops, Antoine and his son, Elie LeCoultre (1842-1917), established the Vallée de Joux’s first full-fledged manufacture, LeCoultre & Cie., pooling their employees’ expertise under one roof. Under this set-up in 1870, they developed the first partially-mechanized production processes for complicated movements.
By the same year, the manufacture employed 500 people and was known as the “Grande Maison of the Vallée de Joux”, and by 1900, it had created over 350 different calibers, of which 128 were equipped with chronograph functions and 99 with repeater mechanisms. From 1902, and for the next 30 years, LeCoultre & Cie. produced most of the movement blanks for Patek Philippe of Geneva.
LeCoultre is one of our favorite brands here at Father Time and this particular LeCoultre "Bumper automatic" is a real winner. These are getting harder and harder to come by and this one is very nice. The stainless steel case measures 33 mm in diameter (not including the crown), by 42 mm lug to lug, by 12 mm thick (including the crystal) and it is pristine. It contains a 17 jewel "bumper automatic" movement that is in fantastic condition. It winds, sets, and runs great, and it will for you too, since our one year warranty guarantees smooth and reliable operation. Take a look at the "Zoom-In" views to see how clean it is.
It sports a silvered dial with applied Arabic numerals only at the cardinal points and dots in between. The centrally located blued steel sweep seconds hand has a very dramatic sweep as it makes its way around the dial. We have fitted it with a black genuine crocodile band that emphasizes the silvered dial and black inner minute track perfectly. If you are searching for a very nice stainless steel automatic watch, LeCoultre is hard to beat! Our one-year warranty for parts and labor will allow you to buy with confidence.
