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Help identify name and year of watch

Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 11:09 pm
by edominik
Having difficulty finding the "name" and year of this watch. Any help would be appreciated!

Re: Help identify name and year of watch

Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2018 12:59 am
by edominik
Here is another picture

Re: Help identify name and year of watch

Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:15 pm
by zafbasha
USA market, it would be 1949-1950 best guess. Most likely with the Universal Geneve caliber 285 movement.

I don't think you'll find a model number or more information that this.

Re: Help identify name and year of watch

Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:29 pm
by gatorcpa
The numbers on the inside of the case back are actually a Universal case serial number and the model number.

The serial number puts the case as made in 1946 to 1949:

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The other number is the model number of the watch, which may be unique to LeCoultre.
gatorcpa

Re: Help identify name and year of watch

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2019 4:43 am
by zafbasha
Where do you get that table? As it's pretty much the table that appeared in my book on JLC chronographs with UG movements. It looks like someone cut and paste that somewhere. I used a curve fit to generate the numbers so they're clearly coming from the book.

Re: Help identify name and year of watch

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:11 pm
by gatorcpa
Zaf -

It's all over the web:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Univers ... 66&bih=626

gatorcpa

Re: Help identify name and year of watch

Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:24 am
by zafbasha
lol.

It always is.