Sunday, December 22, 2013

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE LE JOUR HEXAGON CHRONOGRAPH GENTS WRISTWATCH








BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SWISS LE JOUR HEXAGON CHRONOGRAPH GENTS WRISTWATCH
MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS
CIRCA/TAHUN: 1960's
MODEL: CHRONOGRPAH
CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACCRYLIC 
MOVEMENT/ENJIN: SWISS VALJOUX CAL.7765, 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING CRONOGRAPH MOVEMENT
DIAL COLOR: SILVER AND BLACK SUB DIAL
FUNCTION/FUNGSI: 2 REGISTERS CHRONOGRAPH AND RED DATE AT 3:00
HANDS/JARUM: SILVER TONE LUMINOUS HANDS
MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU:UNIQUEUNIQUE RAISED SILVER TONE WITH TACHYMETER
CASING : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL- HEXAGON
LUGS: 18mm 
MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 37mm at widest point DIAMETER W/O CROWN and 41mm LUG TO LUG
DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: - ALL STAINLESS STEEL, ANTI MAGNETIC, S/N 61248 SWISS MADE
CROWN: ORIGINAL SS
STRAP: NON BRANDED STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET
SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5" FULL LENGHT
CONDITION: ALL CRONOGRAPH WORKING AND SET TO ZERO. HARD TO FIND
PRICE/HARGA: (PERSONAL COLLECTION BUT WILLING TO LET GO FOR RM1,700)

Brief History of LeJour Wrustwatches

Le Jour Watches was produced under private label by CUANILLON Cie années 60 BienneHEUER - Années 60 HEUER LEONIDAS SA Bienne. Although Le Jour started trading in 1965, they aren’t a particularly well known brand. They had a number of solid looking chronograph models over the years with good quality Valjoux movements, but seemed to slip into obscurity during the 1980′s.
One of the Le Jour models which you still see from time to time is this PVD coated chronograph which bears more than a striking resemblance to a model by Heuer Pasadena

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