Many thanks for that, it fits with what I've been able to research elsewhere. If I'm not mistaken the movement is a 490/BW but I've found both earlier and later versions which are signed just "LeCoultreCo" instead of the "Jaeger-LeCoultre" that mine is. Visually, apart from variations in the inscrip...

Can anyone help me with identifying this watch which has been inherited by a friend. It has a movement with a number 999595 which I don't seem to be able to to find reference to or pictures of anywhere. It has hallmarks on the clasp which seem to indicate that it was assayed in Birmingham in 1965 bu...

Is there such a thing as a complete list of movement numbers or some other way of identifying the calibre of their watches?