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by jellish
Fri Dec 20, 2024 2:51 pm
Forum: Vintage Watch Repair
Topic: JLC Futurematic power reserve stopwork
Replies: 0
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JLC Futurematic power reserve stopwork

Hi all! I have always read the Futurematic repair manuals / service guide to say that the watch will run down until the power reserve hits the 12 o'clock mark, at which point it will stop but there is still tension left in the mainspring due to the prewind we put in the barrel/arbor. Recently I've h...
by jellish
Tue Nov 21, 2023 12:18 pm
Forum: Vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Forum
Topic: Help dating Futurematic movements
Replies: 7
Views: 108186

Re: Help dating Futurematic movements

Here is an odd one (to me at least?). I just repaired a 497/1, with a serial that would put it before my 1953 serial above. I thought the 497/1 was a later revision, but apparently not! Weird.

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by jellish
Fri Sep 22, 2023 3:02 pm
Forum: Vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Forum
Topic: Help dating Futurematic movements
Replies: 7
Views: 108186

Re: Help dating Futurematic movements

Thank you Zaf! Really appreciate it.
by jellish
Wed Sep 20, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: Vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Forum
Topic: Help dating Futurematic movements
Replies: 7
Views: 108186

Help dating Futurematic movements

Hi all! I have a number of Futurematic movements I'd love to have help with dating, and since I can't buy Zaf's awesome book currently, here goes!
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Thank you so much.
Josh