THE COLLECTIBLES
Futurematic E501
THE COLLECTIBLES
Futurematic E501
The Futurematic has many technical improvements that made it the most accurate automatic watch when it was launched in 1951. First wristwatch without a winding crown, its absence gives it a perfectly circular appearance. With its Dauphine hands and applied hour-markers, this timepiece has a distinguished elegance. The power reserve counter at 9 o’clock responds to the small seconds counter located at 3 o’clock for a well balanced dial.
Equipped with the self-winding Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 497, the watch is fitted with a new brown calfskin strap.
HERITAGE
THE FIRST ENTIRELY AUTOMATIC WATCH
In the early 1950s Jaeger-LeCoultre set out to revolutionize the modern wristwatch by launching a model that was truly ahead of its time. Featuring numerous technical improvements, the Futurematic ushered in a new era for the Manufacture, as it was built on revolutionary principles, without the conventional crown and winding mechanism. It is a model that shaped not only the production at Jaeger-LeCoultre in the 1950s, but also the history of watchmaking as a whole.
THE COLLECTOR’S GUIDE
TIMEPIECES WITH A STORY
The Collectibles book is an incredible in-depth look of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s watchmaking history as it is the first time such detailed information on key 20th-century models has been brought together in a single volume. Written by the experts within La Grande Maison, it covers the period from 1925 to 1974, surveying 17 of the most significant models produced by the Manufacture. Impressively exhaustive, the book features detailed background stories as well as informative photography and historic documents from the Manufacture’s archives.
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