LANDERON 47 Three Button Chronograph circa 1930s Dial Marked Lorie

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Uncommon Landeron caliber 47 three button Flyback chrono. Dial and movement marked LORIE which was either a Sears store brand, or an independent company called Saunders, Lorie & Co. Ltd. I favour the independent jewelers theory as I've seen old trades listings and adverts for Saunders, Lorie & Co. Ltd., every Lorie watch I've handled over the last 29 years was marked so on the dial and movement and I can't imagine Sears selling a watch with a dial and movement marked Lorie.

http://www.mikrolisk.de/show.php?si...hMode=exact&searchWhere=trademark#sucheMarker

Circa 1930s
Landeron 47 three button chronograph:
-Top button starts, bottom button stops and crown button resets
-Top button starts, bottom button stops and top button starts
-Top button starts and while running the crown button resets
Dial and movement marked Lorie
17 jewels
Adjusted movement
All original--dial, hands, case, buttons and crown.
Newer replacement acrylic crystal
Chrome plated case is in very good condition
Steel case back is also in very good condition
Dial with telemeter and tachymeter scales
Case measures 33.5mm and has 20mm lugs
Movement winds sets and runs -7 seconds dial up over 24 hours
Chrono keeps time with a digital stopwatch over 30 minutes

Asking $680 CAD shipped within North America (International shipping is $25 CAD) Or Best Offer

 

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Correction on the lug width--it's 21mm.

 

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Rare and collectable chrono. From WUS member Tomcat1960:

And I agree with you: the L/47 is absolutely collectible. Here is where the story of many descendant chronograph movements starts, not the least of which are the Lemania 861 (of 'Moonwatch' fame) and the now-ubiquitous Valjoux/ETA 7750. And it was produced for only about 8 months before it was replaced by the hugely successful L/48. Less than 20,000 were made. (Exact figures are hard to come by because apparently very late L/47s received the L/48's dual-button chronograph mechanism, which technically made them early 48s. Still, some count them to the 47s.)

Open to offers.

 

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Still open to offers on this one. Not your run-of-the-mill chrono movement. Dial is a bit worn, but at least it's not refinished 8^)

 

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Weekend bump for offers

 

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I'll get the ball rolling with a price reduction:

$600 CAD shipped Or Best Offer

 

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Not sure what to price this at to get it sold. I'm open to offers and would love to see this one off to a new owner.

 

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I thought I had this priced fairly but I guess not.

Let's try $550 CAD shipped or best offer.

 

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OHPF