{"product_id":"vintage-jaeger-lecoultre-swiss-watch-cal-p478-original-brushed-silver-dial-with-radium-from","title":"Vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Ref. E 159 Swiss Watch, Cal. P478 Original Brushed Silver Dial with radium","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"944\" data-start=\"936\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre from the mid-1940s with he original brushed silver dial is in excellent condition - crisp, clean, and untouched. It is a simple, well-proportioned  military watch, powered by one of the most respected hand-wound movements JLC ever produced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"944\" data-start=\"936\"\u003eCalibre P478, a 17-jewel manually wound movement introduced by Jaeger-LeCoultre in 1945. Descended from the legendary Cal. 449 and sharing its DNA with the Cal. 479 fitted to JLC's Mark X military watches supplied to the British RAF, the P478 features center sweep seconds and shock protection on the balance - that is the \"P\" in its designation. The movement is gilt, beautifully finished with \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecôtes de Genève\u003c\/span\u003e decoration and bevelled bridge edges, and was so highly regarded that Vacheron Constantin purchased it directly from JLC, fitting it to their Chronometre Royale models of the 1950s under the designation P1008\/BS. To own a watch with this calibre in its original Jaeger-LeCoultre signed form is, by any measure, a privilege.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"944\" data-start=\"936\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"944\" data-start=\"936\"\u003eCASE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1222\" data-start=\"945\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"964\" data-start=\"945\" data-section-id=\"1c4c9q\"\u003eCase size: 33.3mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"983\" data-start=\"965\" data-section-id=\"ob3yi7\"\u003eLug to lug: 42mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1001\" data-start=\"984\" data-section-id=\"1vxbtt0\"\u003eThickness: 11mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1032\" data-start=\"1002\" data-section-id=\"psrg0z\"\u003eStrap size: 16mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1222\" data-start=\"1196\" data-section-id=\"1bj861i\"\u003eStainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1232\" data-start=\"1224\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1232\" data-start=\"1224\"\u003eDIAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1459\" data-start=\"1233\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1263\" data-start=\"1233\" data-section-id=\"1ii1xnd\"\u003eOriginal brushed silver dial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1289\" data-start=\"1264\" data-section-id=\"1twnn1k\"\u003eArabic numerals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1303\" data-start=\"1290\" data-section-id=\"p2375r\"\u003eRadium lume\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1326\" data-start=\"1304\" data-section-id=\"jltaok\"\u003eCenter sweep seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsidering buying a radium watch?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLearn what collectors need to know about safety, aging lume, and radioactive dials in our article:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dumarko.com\/blogs\/news\/is-it-safe-to-wear-a-radium-watch\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIs It Safe to Wear a Radium Watch?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1473\" data-start=\"1461\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1473\" data-start=\"1461\"\u003eMOVEMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1687\" data-start=\"1474\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1505\" data-start=\"1474\" data-section-id=\"1bbs4f1\"\u003eJaeger-LeCoultre calibre P478\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1519\" data-start=\"1506\" data-section-id=\"yarmh2\"\u003eManual wind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1542\" data-start=\"1520\" data-section-id=\"jltaok\"\u003eCenter sweep seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1593\" data-start=\"1543\" data-section-id=\"1trhowj\"\u003eBased on the well-known calibre 449 architecture\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DuMarko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48952564089084,"sku":null,"price":3600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2266\/1116\/files\/vintage-jaeger-lecoultre-swiss-watch-cal-p478-original-brushed-silver-dial-with-radium-7105695.jpg?v=1776331493","url":"https:\/\/dumarko.com\/fr\/products\/vintage-jaeger-lecoultre-swiss-watch-cal-p478-original-brushed-silver-dial-with-radium-from","provider":"DuMarko","version":"1.0","type":"link"}