Bello Caramello: JLC Bumper Automatic
Jaeger LeCoultre Important Early Automatic, Caramel Patinae Bumper
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Info
ID:
EG341919JBS
Reference:
Brand:
Jaeger LeCoultre
Model:
Important Early Automatic, Caramel Patinae Bumper
Year:
1950
Condition:
Good
Delivery:
Watch
Movement
Type:
Automatic
Caliber:
cal 476
Functions:
- Time (Hour, Minute, Central Second)
Case
Diameter:
34 mm
Thickness:
Wrist size:
Case:
Steel
Bezel:
Steel
Bracelet:
Leather
Dial color:
Caramel
Glass:
Plexi
CHF 2,200
Bello Caramello Bumperello -- we date this important JLC to the late 1940s (1948/49 probably) and this is without doubt one of the most beautiful early JLC automatics out there. The fading tone patinae is amazing and we can only speculate how it looks on a tanned wrist -- until summer, when facts will prove our imagination an underrating.
But even more: The movement val476 was not only base for the Vacheron cal477 -- the 1st VC automatic caliber -- but also the 1st automatic caliber made and used by JLC and so without doubt a horological milestone and an important watch.
