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...

Here is an example (posted to our Jaeger-LeCoultre forum) of the type of repairs we can undertake:

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=48&p=54

It's for an Aussie spec Jaeger-LeCoultre Mark 11.

Hi David,

I'm pretty sure that dial should have some print on it. In fact it's likely to be a European model and branded as a Jaeger-LeCoultre.
When you get it, see if there is any print at all on the dial and let me know,

Thanks,
Zaf

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