1948 Jaeger-LeCoultre Vintage Mens Midsize Watch, Beautiful Case - 14K Gold Jaeger-LeCoultre The dial which is original

The dial which is original and untouched is mint

and bold painted Arabic numerals

The printing shows up a bit more clearly than the photo suggests

Note: Several published examples of this model including the last example that we sold are featured in Marco Richon's work Omega: A Journey Through Time

1948 Jaeger-LeCoultre Vintage Mens Midsize Watch, Beautiful Case - 14K Gold Jaeger-LeCoultre The dial which is originalLong ago Jaeger LeCoultre built their reputation as masters of watch design. This commitment to stylistic excellence produced a number of exquisitely sculpted watches (like the Reverso), and the company's tradition for beautiful design continued to show up in certain models of their later American market watches like this knot lug watch, one of our favorite vintage LeCoultre dress watch designs. The knot lug LeCoultre showcased in today's offering