1950s Jaeger-LeCoultre Powermatic – Rose Gold Innovation with Power Reserve

A refined and historically important Jaeger-LeCoultre from the 1950s, this Powermatic pairs elegant design with technical innovation. Housed in an 18k rose gold case, it features a beautifully balanced champagne dial with alpha hands, triangle hour markers, and the signature power-reserve display.

Inside ticks the automatic bumper Caliber 481 — one of the earliest movements to combine automatic winding with a power-reserve indication, celebrated for its distinctive rotor motion and reliability. At 36 mm, the watch wears with confident vintage presence while remaining perfectly elegant.

A charming and mechanically significant dress watch that captures Jaeger-LeCoultre’s pioneering spirit in mid-century watchmaking.

- wrist size in our picture is 18cm circumference -

DIAL:

• original never touched champagne dial in great condition
• original hands & crown
  

STRAP & BUCKLE:

• brown KARDINAL Alligator Embossed Leather Watch Strap fitting up to 20 cm wrist size / 3.7 mm thick
• rose gold plated GOLDAMMER buckle

CASE:

• great overall condition, showing minor traces of use
• 3- body 18k rose gold French case with snap on case back
• 36 mm (without crown) / 42 mm (lug-to-lug) / 16 mm (between lugs) / 12 mm thick
• year: 1950s
• total weight: 48 g

MOVEMENT:

• JLC Caliber 481 - automatic bumper
• 17 jewels, 18000 A/h, 40 hours power reserve
• professionally serviced 11/2024
• -5 sec/d / 220°

BOX & PAPERS:

• GOLDAMMER certificate of authenticity & service documentation card
• GOLDAMMER box

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #1330