Jaeger-LeCoultre Steel Military Pocket Watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1940
Maker / issuer
Jaeger-LeCoultreThis open-face military pocket watch by Jaeger-LeCoultre is dated by the auction house to circa 1940. It features a 52 mm stainless steel case with a top-mounted winding crown and suspension bow.
The watch is powered by a manual-wind movement offering time-only functionality. The white dial is signed 'Jaeger-LeCoultre' and 'SWISS MADE', displaying Arabic numeral hour indicators with stylized numerals at 12, 3, and 9, an outer railroad track, and subsidiary seconds at 6 o'clock. The cataloguer notes that the dial has probably been repainted, the hands are later replacements, and the bow is no longer fixed.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Dial
- White
- Type
- Military pocket watch
- Circa
- 1940
- Movement
- Manual
- Functions
- Time only
- Case Diameter
- 52 mm
- Case Material
- Stainless steel
- Included Items
- Presentation box
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Maker / attribution
- Jaeger-LeCoultre
Design
- Visible features
- • Open-face stainless steel case with a polished bezel and rounded winding bow above a fluted crown at 12 o'clock. • White dial surface exhibits prominent craquelure and surface loss across the main dial and small seconds area. • Bold Arabic numerals with numerals 12, 3, and 9 presented in an outlined font style. • Subsidiary seconds dial positioned at 6 o'clock with markers every 10 seconds. • Signed 'Jaeger-LeCoultre' below 12 o'clock and 'SWISS MADE' along the bottom edge below 6 o'clock.
- Dial Configuration and Alterations
- The white dial features bold Arabic numerals, with the 12, 3, and 9 rendered in an outlined font style. Visible observations note a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock marked every 10 seconds, as well as signatures reading 'Jaeger-LeCoultre' below 12 o'clock and 'SWISS MADE' along the lower edge below 6 o'clock. Direct observation records prominent craquelure and surface loss across the main dial and small seconds area. The auction condition report notes that the dial has probably been repainted and describes the hands as later replacements.
- Mechanism and Documentation Limitations
- The auction catalog categorizes the piece as a manual-wind watch with time-only functionality, assigning it an estimated production date of circa 1940. The condition report states that the movement was ticking at the time of cataloguing, though a service was recommended. Internal mechanical details, including caliber number, movement serial number, and case back or military markings, are not recorded in this source. The lot was offered accompanied by a presentation box.
- Case Construction and Physical Condition
- This open-face pocket watch is housed in a stainless steel case measuring 52 mm in diameter. Existing observations record a polished bezel framing the dial along with a rounded winding bow positioned above a fluted crown at 12 o'clock. According to the condition report from Christie's, the case is in very good overall condition with light scratches, and the suspension bow is not fixed anymore.
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Christie's condition report notes the dial has probably been repainted.
- Research required: The hands are noted by the source as later replacements.
- Research required: The suspension bow is noted as not fixed anymore.
- Research required: Movement caliber, serial numbers, and inner case markings are not described or visible.