Jaeger-LeCoultre

Jaeger-LeCoultre Railroad P463 Radium 1940s

The 1940s and 1950s are often considered to be the climax of dress watches and military watches. During this time, the manually-wound movements reached a new level of maturity in terms of reliability, precision and dimensions. This particular timepiece represents the military era of JLC watches. The functional perfection of this Jaeger-LeCoultre is no surprise; it achieves an astounding degree of simplicity and precision, all in one timepiece. The luminous stainless steel case with slightly down turned lugs and Railroad dial in a Caramel tone with blue radium filled hands and arabic hour markers with radium lume complement each other beautifully. CASE: excellent overall condition, showing no traces of use 3- body stainless steel case professionally polished to JLC Factory specifications 31,5 mm (without crown) / 39 mm (lug-to-lug) / 16 mm (between lugs) / 10.1 mm thick year: 1940s total weight: 32 g MOVEMENT: JLC Caliber P463 - manual wind 18 jewels, 18000 A/h, 40h power reserve professionally serviced 05/2024 -19 sec/d / 300° DIAL: original never touched caramel colored dial in great condition original hands and crown slight and evenly patina throughout the dial original and evenly aged radium lume on hands and dial STRAP & BUCKLE: comes with brown aftermarket lizard leather strap fitting up to 21 cm wrist size / 2.9 mm thick comes with aftermarket steel buckle Jaeger-LeCoultre Railroad P463 Radium 1940s $ 3,409 Basic Info Listing code KP6G16 Brand Jaeger-LeCoultre Movement Manual winding Case material Steel Bracelet material Leather Year of production 1940 (Approximation) Condition Good (Light signs of wear or scratches) Scope of delivery No original box, no original papers Gender Men's watch/Unisex Location Germany, Rostock Price €3,100 (= $3,409) [Negotiable] Availability Item is in stock Caliber Movement Manual winding Caliber/movement JLC Caliber P463 - manual wind Power reserve 40 h Number of jewels 18 Frequency 18000 A/h Case Case material Steel Case diameter 31.5 x 39 mm Try it on Thickness 10.1 mm Bezel material Steel Crystal Plexiglass Dial Brown Dial numerals Arabic numerals Bracelet/strap Bracelet material Leather Bracelet color Brown Bracelet thickness 2.9 mm Lug width 16 mm Size guide Clasp Buckle Clasp material Steel Other Central seconds, Only Original Parts The 1940s and 1950s are often considered to be the climax of dress watches and military watches. During this time, the manually-wound movements reached a new level of maturity in terms of reliability, precision and dimensions. This particular timepiece represents the military era of JLC watches. The functional perfection of this Jaeger-LeCoultre is no surprise; it achieves an astounding degree of simplicity and precision, all in one timepiece. The luminous stainless steel case with slightly down turned lugs and Railroad dial in a Caramel tone with blue radium filled hands and arabic hour markers with radium lume complement each other beautifully. CASE: excellent overall condition, showing no traces of use 3- body stainless steel case professionally polished to JLC Factory specifications 31,5 mm (without crown) / 39 mm (lug-to-lug) / 16 mm (between lugs) / 10.1 mm thick year: 1940s total weight: 32 g MOVEMENT: JLC Caliber P463 - manual wind 18 jewels, 18000 A/h, 40h power reserve professionally serviced 05/2024 -19 sec/d / 300° DIAL: original never touched caramel colored dial in great condition original hands and crown slight and evenly patina throughout the dial original and evenly aged radium lume on hands and dial STRAP & BUCKLE: comes with brown aftermarket lizard leather strap fitting up to 21 cm wrist size / 2.9 mm thick comes with aftermarket steel buckle