Jaeger-LeCoultre “Vogue Chronograph” Ref. E2643
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1970
Maker / issuer
Jaeger-LeCoultreThis Jaeger-LeCoultre wristwatch, reference E2643 and dated by the source to circa 1970, features a stainless steel case measuring approximately 40 mm across. The source reports case serial number 296269, a screw-down back, and a rotating world time bezel.
Its black dial features three silver-colored subsidiary dials for a 30-minute counter, 12-hour totalizer, and running seconds, flanked by an outer tachymeter scale. The watch is powered by a hand-wound Valjoux 72 caliber lever escapement movement operating a column-wheel chronograph mechanism, which the source notes is unsigned.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Chronograph
- Caliber
- Valjoux 72
- Reference
- E2643
- Case number
- 296269
- Case diameter
- approx. 40 mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Movement signature
- Unsigned
- Maker / attribution
- Jaeger-LeCoultre
Design
- Visible features
- • Black dial with three white/silver subsidiary registers and rectangular hour markers. • Rotating world time outer bezel printed with world city names. • Perforated black leather rally-style strap fitted between the lugs.
- Dial Configuration
- The black dial features applied rectangular hour markers, an outer tachymeter scale, and three contrasting silver-colored subsidiary registers. Visual observation confirms the three-register arrangement set against the black main dial. According to the source description, the sub-dials provide a 30-minute counter, a 12-hour totalizer, and small running seconds. The auction text notes that reference E2643 debuted in the late 1960s as a sports chronograph, sold in North America as the “LeCoultre Shark Deep Sea” in a diving bezel configuration.
- Case and Exterior Components
- The watch features a stainless steel case reported at approximately 40 mm in diameter and stamped with case number 296269. It is constructed with a screw-down back and a rotating world time bezel inscribed with global city names. Direct observation of the provided photograph shows it paired with a perforated black leather rally-style strap fitted between the lugs. The auction catalog reports that the case, case back, and crystal are partially scratched. Neither the movement nor the interior of the case back is illustrated in the provided sale image, so internal marks are not recorded in this source.
- Reported Movement and Technical Characteristics
- The movement is catalogued as a hand-wound Valjoux 72 caliber with a lever escapement and column-wheel mechanism operating the chronograph stopwatch function. The auction description explicitly notes that the movement is unsigned. Because the caliber is neither visible in the provided image nor documented with movement serial numbers, internal finishing, component markings, and mechanical operational status remain unverified.
Identification
- Reference
- E2643
- Serial number
- 296269
- 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: Source notes the movement is unsigned.
- Research required: Source reports case, case back, and crystal are partially scratched.
- Research required: Movement and case back interior are not shown in the provided photograph.