Gold plated, Le Cheminant 25 jewelled, self winding watch. Fitted with an ETA movement calibre 2873, non-hacking with quickset date in. This watch has the serial number 2759 engraved on the backplate. The watch is in very good condition with a near mint dial and the movement dates this watch to the early to middle 1970s.
Le Cheminant stainless steel quartz watch. Fitted with a 7 jewelled ETA quartz movement, calibre 955 - 412 with date window at the 3 o'clock position. The watch has a lovely white dial with Roman numeral hour markers but lacking any minute markers suggesting it is more a dress watch.
Le Cheminant gold plated Invincible, 25 jewelled, automatic watch with a marked pearl dial and sweep second hand. This time fitted with an ETA movement calibre 2772 this dated the watch to between 1969 and 1972. The movement is non hacking and has the non quickset date at the 3 o'clock position. This watch has the no serial number.
Le Cheminant Gold plated, quartz, Roman numeral dialled dress watch with date. Fitted with a 7 jewelled ETA quartz movement, calibre 955 - 414. This watch has the serial number 422535 EW (this watch now with a friend in New Zealand who had his own Le Cheminant watch stolen)
Le Cheminant Gold plated, quartz, hologram watch. Fitted with a 7 jewelled ETA quartz movement, calibre 955 - 414. This watch has the serial number QA361. This is a simple dress watch with a magical hologram dial. The hologram is a pair of theatrical masks that change colour as the watch is moved.
Le Cheminant stainless steel, 17 jewelled, manual wind chronograph. Fitted with a Landeron movement calibre 349, signed Ollech & Wajs, and dates the watch to the mid to late 60s. The watch has a sub-second dial, 30 minute timer and a 12 hour totaliser. The watch is based on the Ollech & Wajs ASTRO-CHRON pilot and navigators watch but with the 30 minute timer instead of the 15 minute.
Le Cheminant gold plated, 17 jewelled, manual watch with an unmarked pearl dial and sweep second hand. This time fitted with an AS movement calibre 1950 (standard) and dated the watch to 1970. The dial is unusual, in that it only has the 12 and 6 Arabic numerals the remaining hours are marked with gold and black batons. This watch has the serial number 3057.
Another recent arrival, a Le Cheminant Gold plated, quartz, Arabic numeral dialled dress watch. As with many other of my Le Cheminant quarts watches, fitted with a 7 jewelled ETA quartz movement, calibre 955 - 414. This watch has no serial number on the back of the case.
This Le Cheminant gold finished watch is a recent addition to the collection and was received, by me, on the 8th April 2006. The dial is a lovely gold colour, has only hour batons, with the 24 hours indicated with Arabic numerals and an unusual GMT pointer, more reminiscent of the old Oris pointer, calendar, watches.
This Le Cheminant Stainless Steel 17 jewelled manual wind watch is the very latest addition to the collection and was received, by me, on the 20th March 2006. The dial is a lovely silver colour and is fitted with raised black Arabic numerals. The watch is 30mm diameter without the crown, 34mm with.
This Le Cheminant Gold Plated Skymaster watch is the first of the Symaster Range to be added to the collection. A purchase, made earlier in the year and only just added to the collection now because it had to have some minor repairs carried out. The ETA 2451 movement dates this watch to between 1955 and 1965 but I believe, due to the style of the watch, it is most probably the latter.
This Le Cheminant 25 jewelled, Invincible automatic is a recent addition to my collection, added on the 16th September. The dial is a lovely silver white, the spotting on the dial is particles from the luminous dots that are beginning to break up. At some time this automatic watch has been continually hand wound as the gold plate around the winder has been worn away.
This Le Cheminant 21 jewlled manual wind watch was added to the collection on the 30th September 2006. The watch has a clean silver white dial with baton hour markers and Arabic numerals at 12 and 6. The case has been cleaned, the crystal polished. Fitted with an FF movement calibre 73-4N movement dates this watch as being manufactured in the mid 1960s.
This is the second Le Cheminant Skymaster Automatic watch to be added to the collection. The watch is fitted with an ETA movement calibre 2782 which is non hacking but has the quickset date feature. The movement dates this watch to between 1970 and 1982.
This Le Cheminant 17 jewelled manual wind watch has just been returned from Le Cheminant watches after being repaired. It has a a brown dial that is graduated from dark brown on the outside of the dial to light brown at the centre and the dial has thick baton hour markers, very 1970s. The watch movement, an FHF 974 dates this watch to being produced in the mid 1970s.
Modern Le Cheminant 1822 quartz moonphase watch with Roman numeral dial. This watch was added to the collection on the 25th December 2006, a Christmas present from my daughter. The watch is most probably driven by an Eta or Esa quartz movement with quickset date, date window at the 6 o'clock position, but without the quickset moonphase.
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