Jaeger LeCoultre Railroad Caramel 1940s

The 1940s and 1950s are often considered to be the climax of dress watches. During this time, the manually-wound movements reached a new level of maturity in terms of reliability, precision and dimensions.

The functional perfection of this Jaeger-LeCoultre is no surprise; it achieves an astounding degree of elegance and precision, all in one timepiece. The luminous stainless steel case with thin lugs and slight pie-pan Railroad dial in a Caramel tone with rose gold hands and hour markers complement each other beautifully. This watch is perfection.

CASE:

• excellent overall condition, showing no traces of use
• 3- body 18k stainless steel case with snap-on case back
• professionally polished to JLC Factory specifications
• 35,5 mm (without crown) / 44 mm (lug-to-lug) / 17 mm (between lugs)
• year: 1940s
  

MOVEMENT:

• Jaeger LeCoultre Cal. P449 - manual wind 
• 17 jewels, 18000 A/h, 42 hours power reserve
• professionally serviced 07/2023
• -19sec/d / 300°

DIAL:

• original never touched caramel colored dial in great condition
• original hands, dial and crown
• slight and evenly placed patina throughout the dial