Description
This Jaeger-LeCoultre square dress watch is recorded as a 1940s 18K gold piece with manual-wind caliber 417/3B. The format sits close to the Art Deco dress-watch tradition: compact, architectural and focused on proportion rather than complication.
Specifications
Brand
Jaeger LeCoultre
Era
1940s
Case
18K gold square case
Caliber
417/3B
Movement
Manual wind, cal. 417/3B
1940s
Recorded era
18K
Gold case
Cal. 417/3B
Manual wind
A square gold JLC with classic dress-watch restraint.
Condition:
The appeal is in the square gold case, compact vintage proportions and simple time-only format, giving the watch an elegant period profile.
The Heart:
Inside is Jaeger-LeCoultre caliber 417/3B, a manual-wind movement associated with the brand’s mid-century dress watches.
Guarantee:
As a pre-owned mechanical timepiece, this watch should be maintained by a qualified specialist. Warranty and service terms follow the ChronoMasters conditions supplied with the sale.
Authenticity:
The key identifiers are Jaeger-LeCoultre, the 1940s era, an 18K gold case and caliber 417/3B.
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Small case, strong manufacture identity.
What makes a square JLC more than a vintage dress watch?
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s reputation was built on movement making as much as design. In this square 18K gold watch, the case shape gives the visual character while the 417/3B caliber provides the mechanical substance.
A focused piece of JLC dress-watch history.
This is the kind of vintage watch that relies on proportion, material and movement rather than obvious complication. For a collector, that restraint is exactly the point.
