1950s LeCoultre Powermatic – Gold Innovation with Power Reserve

A refined and historically important LeCoultre from the 1950s, this Powermatic pairs elegant design with technical innovation. Housed in an 18k gold case, it features a beautifully balanced silver dial with golden dauphine hands, 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 33 mm, the watch wears with confident vintage presence while remaining perfectly elegant.

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

- wrist size in our picture is 18cm circumference -

DIAL:

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

STRAP & BUCKLE:

• original JLC leather strap fitting up to 20 cm wrist size / 2 mm thick
• gold plated buckle

CASE:

• good overall condition, showing minor traces of use
• 3- body 18k gold case with screw on case back
• 33 mm (without crown) / 40 mm (lug-to-lug) / 16 mm (between lugs) / 12 mm thick
  
• year: 1950s
• total weight: 42 g

MOVEMENT:

• LC Caliber 481 - automatic bumper
• 17 jewels, 18000 A/h, 40 hours power reserve
• professionally serviced 03/2026
• +12 sec/d / 260°

BOX & PAPERS:

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

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #1487