£2,150.00
Dating from the 1950s, this LeCoultre Power Reserve embodies the technical innovation that characterised the manufacture during the post-war period. As automatic wristwatches became increasingly popular, LeCoultre developed a series of highly refined self-winding movements designed to improve both convenience and reliability. Among these was the bumper automatic system, an important transitional technology in which a weighted rotor oscillates through a limited arc, gently striking spring buffers at either end of its travel to wind the mainspring. Today, these movements are celebrated for their distinctive operation and represent an important chapter in the evolution of automatic watchmaking.
This example is further distinguished by the inclusion of a power reserve indication, a complication rarely encountered on wristwatches of the era. Displaying the amount of energy remaining in the mainspring, the power reserve provided the wearer with a practical insight into the watch’s state of wind, reflecting LeCoultre’s longstanding emphasis on technical sophistication. Combining an elegant mid-century design with one of the manufacture’s characteristic bumper automatic movements, this watch offers a fascinating glimpse into the ingenuity and craftsmanship that established LeCoultre as one of Switzerland’s most respected watchmakers.
| Case Size | 35mm |
|---|---|
| Delivery | Watch and Original Box |
| Complications | Power reserve |
| Calibre | LeCoultre in-house Bumper Automatic |
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