Gold plated, Le Cheminant, 17 jewelled, mid-sized manual watch. Fitted with an AS (standard) movement calibre 1950. This has the watch serial number of 36079. This was one of the earlier watches to be added to my collection, around June 2003.
Stainless steel, Le Cheminant, 17 jewelled, manual wind watch with a lovely white enamel dial and sub second dial at the 6 o'clock position. Fitted with a gold plated Peseux movement calibre 7056, this dated the watch to the late 1960s, early 1970s. This watch has the serial number 6425009/1 inscribed on the case back.
Gold plated Le Cheminant, 17 jewelled, manual wind watch with a lovely silver dial and sweep second hand. Fitted with a gold plated Tissot movement calibre 2451 this dated the watch to the early 1970s. This watch has the serial number 51011 12 inscribed on the case back.
This chrome plated Le Cheminant automatic watch is fitted with a 25 jewelled Eta 2772 automatic movement which is non-hacking and has the non-quickset date. The movement calibre dates this watch to being produced in the late 1960s, early 1970s. The watch has the serial number 9917 on the rear, screw down, back.
Gold plated, Le Cheminant, 21 jewelled, manual wind watch. Fitted with a FHF movement calibre 73. This watch has serial number 47024-1 on the rear case. The watch is in good condition with a slight patina just starting to develop on the dial. One of the only watches in the collection with any other logo on the dial besides Le Cheminant, this being a open winged bird.
Stainless steel, Le Cheminant, 17 jewelled, manual wind watch with a lovely silver dial and sub second dial at the 6 o'clock position. Fitted with a Unitas movement calibre 6300, this dates the watch to the mid 1960s. This watch has the serial number 2142 inscribed on the case back.
This vintage quartz dress watch ii the first Le Cheminant I have found that has not been fitted with a Swiss movement, it is fact fitted with a French Ebauche 11-88. The watch has the serial number 86006-2.
A Le Cheminant 1822 automatic witha lovely white dial with Roman numerals. This stainless steel watch is fitted with an ETA movement calibre 2824 which has the hack facility, quickset date and sweep second hand. Purchased from Le Cheminant Watches just prior to the new owner taking over the business in July 2007.
This Le Cheminant Stainless Steel Master Mariner is a rebadged Moeris Grand Prix Automatic. Fitted with a 25 jewelled AS 1701 movement which is non-hacking and non quickset date. This watch calibre was first introduced in 1955 and ended production in the mid to late 1970s. Watch serial number 4537242.
Le Cheminant Invicible gold plated, 25 jewelled, automatic watch with a lovely pearl dial and sweep second hand. Fitted with an ETA movement calibre 2782 with quickset date but the movement is non hacking. The movement dates this watch to between 1970 and 1982 being the years that the movement was in production.
This Le Cheminant Master 1822 was originally purchased by Ian Fogden (foggy) from the RLT Watch Forum. Fitted with a Harley (Ronda) 375 quartz movement the rear of the case is stamped automatic. A telephone call to Mr Reade confirmed that the watch is one of only a few that had a quartz movement fitted when the cases become surplus to requirements.
Le Cheminant 1822 stainless steel, 17 jewelled, manual wind watch with a lovely black dial, sweep second hand and date window at the three o'clock position. The FHF movement calibre 96-4N, fitted to the watch, helps to date this watch to the mid 1970s. This is the second of this model of watch in the collection.
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Le Cheminant Watches
Gold plated, Le Cheminant, 17 jewelled, manual wind watch with a lovely off white dial. The case on this watch is very similar to the Invicible range of watches. Fitted with a FHF movement calibre 28-2 dating the watch to the mid 1950s. This watch has the serial number 47021/1 inscribed on the case back.
