1934 Le Coultre Uniplan (US)
Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2021 5:19 am
Odd duck here. This watch came in a stainless steel case (25X40mm with 20 mm lugs) with a Longines 1068Z movement. I know Longines was the US distributor for several Swiss brands in the 30's but thought the components were shipped here to be assembled in the US for tax reasons. The case back has a matching serial number to the movement as well as matching front and back case model numbers but no hallmark stamp to indicate who cased or timed it. Longines says the watch was manufactured in 1934 so they at least acknowledge it as theirs which they don't do for Longines/Wittnauer watches due to the assigned serial numbers. The watch was sold on ebay as a Longines but I bought it to repair and sell as a Le Coultre. I'm sure the Le Coultre purists won't be interested but is the watch worth anything? A NOS Longines mainspring has it running like a horse and keeping decent time. I haven't been able to find any information concerning what all Longines was putting their movements into back then but I think It's legit. Your thoughts?