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 14k gold case, it features a beautifully balanced champagne dial with sick 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 34 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 great condition
• original hands & crown
  

STRAP & BUCKLE:

• dark brown GOLDAMMER Kardinal leather strap fitting up to 20 cm wrist size / 2 mm thick
• gold plated GOLDAMMER buckle

CASE:

• great overall condition, showing minor traces of use
• 3- body 14k gold case with screw on case back
• 34 mm (without crown) / 42 mm (lug-to-lug) / 17 mm (between lugs) / 12 mm thick
• Ref.: 1339
• year: 1950s
• total weight: 40 g

MOVEMENT:

• LC Caliber 481 - automatic bumper
• 17 jewels, 18000 A/h, 40 hours power reserve
• professionally serviced 02/2026
• +6 sec/d / 270°

BOX & PAPERS:

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

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #1456