Thread: History of Jacques Lecoultre au Sentier, Switzerland.

Makes sense since the company post 1900 made a lot of changes.

Here are the first few pages from "The Manufacturers Book of Timepieces". Enjoy!

And the next few:

Another interesting fact about Lecoultre is that he invented the millionometer in 1844 and a winding system that doesnt require a key to wind the watch and never patented any of these and used by others as well, surely not a gloryseeker.

A little update on LeCoultre razors.
A small article from the "Journal de Geneve" (Geneva Newspaper)1848.

This note on the newspaper clearly states that Mr Lecoultre was told that some razors identical to his were found but not from his factory, and that from this day forward, April 18, 1848.all the Lecoultre razors coming out of his factory would have the stamp Jaques LeCoultre au sentier. And furthermore every Lecoultre razor will include instructions in the box.

Originally Posted by Martin103

A little update on LeCoultre razors.
A small article from the "Journal de Geneve" (Geneva Newspaper)1848.

This note on the newspaper clearly states that Mr Lecoultre was told that some razors identical to his were found but not from his factory, and that from this day forward, April 18, 1848.all the Lecoultre razors coming out of his factory would have the stamp Jaques LeCoultre au sentier. And furthermore every Lecoultre razor will include instructions in the box.

I've seen a LOT of Lecoultre razors, but I don't think I've ever seen any that were much older than the late 1890's. I'd love to have one of the really old sets. The one I've got is a wonderful, wonderful razor to shave with.

I found that interesting also..I have a few but none that are actually tang stamped Le Coultre, Blades, yes, and also Arbenz stamped blades and frames.
These are the ones I have laid eyes upon:
MM$Co,
TO&Co.
ABENZ ENGLAND
“J L C.”
T&B
Le Grelot
Thiers 69 (Different shape)
And a couple others of differing dimensions.
Could it be that the forging house made blanks for different companies as they do now. The machining of the blanks is quite simple but it has taken me a while to figure out all the neat little quirks of it that are hidden.

And, yes, I love my framebacks of that style.
~Richard

Originally Posted by Weaselsrippedmyflesh

Interesting reading, thanks for posting it. I don't have a Jaeger-Lecoultre razor but have had one of their watches (a Master Geographique) for about 13 years.

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I missed this thread back in January, just went through it this morning. I was simply in a mood to be struck by the beauty of this timepiece. What a wonderful piece of craftsmanship it is.

Martin, Thanks very much for a fascinating read .

Martin...

Don't know how I missed this thread? I guess I need to spend more time perusing the older threads...

Anyway: Thanks! What a great thread for a Great Razor (vastly under-appreciated IMHO) that many folks are not that familiar with.

I have been collecting the 'Le Coultre Raisors' for some time and have several sets, including a mint set with all 7 blades. Perhaps my most interesting set is one that is inscribed on the inner flap of the box with the following inscription: "Cadet Lawrence, West Point 1873". Apparently owned by a cadet at the military academy shortly after the Civil War. Interesting....

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