1959 Jaeger LeCoultre 9ct rope twist ladies watch JLC 490/BW serviced box

  
Here we have a 1959 Jaeger LeCoultre 9ct gold square ladies watch. The case is a lovely design with the rope twist top, bottom and lugs. This represents a fine piece of craftsmanship which makes the watch stand out.

The aged dial has elongated applied batons, with balanced Arabic 9, 12, 3 and 6. It has the Jaeger LeCoultre signing below 12. It has a JL signed crown to the right-hand side. To the rear it is marked with the reference 7633. Inside it has British hallmarking from London assay office for 9ct gold.

The movement is a JLC 490/BW manual wind movement. It has been recently serviced and is keeping very good time. The watch comes in a period box which may be original. The case has the makers mark'DTE', for London based case makers De Trevars Ltd. During this period in the UK market, De Trevars supplied Jaeger-Lecoultre with a range of quality gold wristwatch case designs.

This luxurious case really catches the eye with the rope twist banding to the top and the complex looped rope design of the lugs. This is a stylish and elegant little ladies watch, suitable for dress wear or everyday wear, thanks to the reliable movement and the fact that it has shockproofing.

Please see the images as these compliment and aid the description provided below. A further condition report is below. The dial is original and is in aged condition. The silver tone has dirtied with age and there are areas of discolouration.

The signing is good and clear. The applied gold tone hour markers have some corrosion.

The hands are of Facetted Dauphine style and are original. They are in good condition with an even gold tone. There are some corrosion spots. It is the original glass. It has marking associated with age. There are some deeper scratches. The gold tone crown appears original and has the JL logo. The case is 9ct gold and is in good condition for the age with the rope twist design band to the top of the case and lugs. The tone of the yellow gold is good and even.

There are light surface scratches. The snap-on case back is formed of 9ct gold and is in good condition for the age.

It has a polished finish with light surface scratching. It has the reference 7633.

The watch is presented on an Apollo real leather strap which is from the period. It is in new old stock condition. The movement is a JLC 490/BW calibre. It has a jewel count of 17 and is manual wind. It has a frequency of 18,000 BPH. It has a high level of quality and finishing as expected. It has been recently serviced. It's keeping time to within +90 seconds a day, with an amplitude of 275 degrees and a beat error of 2.5m/s. Case width with crown: 16.75mm.

Case length lug to lug: 26.5mm.