JLC Chronograph
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:07 pm
Hi all,
I came across the watch below and I had two questions:
1) There aren't a ton of examples that I can find of these JLC triple register chronographs with horned lugs. This looks very similar to the example on page 79 of Zaf's book, but the sub-dials look different (they resemble the chrono on page 78). Does anyone know if this particular dial configuration was used on this reference, or is this likely a restored dial? Also, the hands don't look quite right vs. the example in Zaf's book.
2) The movement referenced is a Valjoux 71, but I thought JLC's used Valjoux 72s in these chronographs from the mid-fifties. Does anyone know if Valjoux 71s were used as well?
Thank you!
I came across the watch below and I had two questions:
1) There aren't a ton of examples that I can find of these JLC triple register chronographs with horned lugs. This looks very similar to the example on page 79 of Zaf's book, but the sub-dials look different (they resemble the chrono on page 78). Does anyone know if this particular dial configuration was used on this reference, or is this likely a restored dial? Also, the hands don't look quite right vs. the example in Zaf's book.
2) The movement referenced is a Valjoux 71, but I thought JLC's used Valjoux 72s in these chronographs from the mid-fifties. Does anyone know if Valjoux 71s were used as well?
Thank you!