Vintage Lecoultre Chonometre, Thoughts?

Modest_Proposal · Aug 9, 2014

I haven't seen this configuration before (not that I've seen any of these chronometers often). Thoughts? Are the hands original? Is the face an older refinish?

Price will end sky-high, I'm sure.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/201145655309?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

gatorcpa · Aug 9, 2014

I think it's the real deal. Auction is no longer.

Apparently, someone else thinks so also.
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ulackfocus · Aug 9, 2014

Color me skeptical of the dial's originality - but not all the way to doubtful. Something looks off about the SWISS MADE and the north / south crosshair.

Neat hacking feature, huh? Looks like Death's sickle.

NT931 · Aug 9, 2014

Is this a cal P478/BWSBr? Looks like the one in this picture, though the seller's picture is too blurry to see anything to the right of 'P478'. If it is, then its truly a chronometer.

Hmm, was this a E168 Geophysic? The pictures in Zaf Basha's book show a dial with just arabic '12' and '6', but apparently there was a version produced which had crosshairs, and arabic 3,6,9,12, plus crosshairs. The description in the link above seems to fit this watch, which would make this a rather rare crosshair vintage Geophysic, according to another source, but it may also mean that the hands are wrong.

initialjh · Aug 9, 2014

I believe that's a real Geophysic .

JLC has released 800 SS Geophysic re edition recently with the same configuration .

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m8LDY2WWV...LeCoultre+Geophysic®+1958+Stainless+Steel.jpg

initialjh · Aug 9, 2014

oops... here a link to the re-edition.

Gavin · Aug 9, 2014

No PayPal. That's going to deter at least me from bidding even if it's all authentic.