The watch, or at least its movement, dates to approximately 1945. I suspect it was cased later.

The case itself, is not made by JLC, why that is, is unclear. Maybe to keep costs down, they used a third party case made locally.

It's a common workhorse movement. It's found in a lot of watches. It's probably worth $200-250 just by itself.

This appears to be a watch that was given as a 25 year employment anniversary. It dates from the late 1950s. It's very unusual for JLC to state the gold carat like that on the back in that way, so I'd be curious to see the inside of the case back. If you provide that, please also provide a movement ...

It looks authentic to me. I remember seeing things of this sort in the 1990s/early 2000. They were sort of a less expensive line, given that they were gold filled/gold plated. I don't think it will ever be collectible, so right now, given the wear that I'm seeing on some of the plating, best not to ...

Case reference E855, movement caliber K825.

This is a customer's watch, it only came in for the repair. It's already been returned to the owner...

in the process of being completely torn down, to each individual component part, before service. Each part is cleaned, lubed, then re-assembled.

Good looking watch. The caliber 285 is actually made by Universal Genève, not that rare. But you're right the black dial and hinged case is pretty unusual.

If you need a service, we can perform, no problem. We've done many.

Hi, it's a "mystery dial" watch from the late 1950s made for the American market. It belongs to a series of watches that are named after celestial things. I think this particular model is called the "Saturn".

It is becoming increasingly obvious, that collectors - and I include myself in this group - are preferring original condition watches with original paint dials and unpolished cases. There are however instances, where it is justified to cosmetically restore a watch. My goal here is to provide an exam...