Vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre, Swiss Watch, Original Radium Dial, Completely Authentic from 1940's

Vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre watches are all about technical refinement and understated design — and this early 1940s piece is a textbook example of the brand’s utilitarian elegance during the wartime era.

This example brings all the charm of 1940s Swiss watchmaking: a compact 32 mm case, warm patinated dial with full Arabic numerals, and bold dauphine hands that add just the right amount of vintage presence. Inside beats a beautifully finished Jaeger-LeCoultre manual-wind movement, built with the same precision you'd expect from a brand that supplied movements to both Vacheron and Patek during this era.

CASE:
excellent vintage condition with sharp lugs and without polishing
stainless steel case with snap-back
32 mm (without crown) / 40 mm (lug-to-lug) / 12 mm thick
Year: circa 1940s

MOVEMENT:
Jaeger-LeCoultre in-house caliber – manual wind
17 jewels, Swiss made, unadjusted
running strong and keeping time well
serial: 2456065 (mid-to-late 1940s production)
recently serviced

DIAL:
original dial with warm, even patina
full Arabic numerals in 1940s radium-style font
bold dauphine hands with matching aged lume
inner minute track and concentric circle design
signed “LeCoultre” – typical for U.S. market models