Le coultre powermatic cal 481 from the 1940's

The brand

Le Coultre, now known as Jaeger-LeCoultre, was founded in 1833 by Antoine LeCoultre in Switzerland. It gained a reputation for precision watchmaking and innovation, notably creating the first keyless watch movement in 1847. Over time, the brand collaborated with high-end watchmaking houses like Cartier and launched its own iconic models such as the Reverso in 1931, known for its flip-over case. Jaeger-LeCoultre also contributed to the development of complicated movements, including the minute repeater and tourbillon. Today, it remains a leading luxury watchmaker, celebrated for its craftsmanship, technical expertise, and timeless designs.

The watch

An iconic of the past, the power reserve le coultre is a watch that combines both the base of the first automatic watches in the form of a bumper movement with a proper complication of a powerreservce dial. It ranges from 0 when there is no power left up to 40 hours. quite cool to have a fuel gauge on your watch, right?!

BEZEL MATERIAL
stainless steel
BRACELET
Bonklip bracelet, vintage, long, used
CALIBER

Cal 481
CASE DIMENSIONS
34 mm 
CASE MATERIAL
stainless steel
CLASP
banklip
DIAL
original
GLASS
Plexi crystal
INDEX
stick
MODEL
power reserve 481
MOVEMENT
Bumper automatic 
REFERENCE
cal 481
YEAR
1940's