Unusual! British Jaegar Stainless Steel Watch

Unusual Stainless Steel British Jaeger Watch

Glass Damaged , there is a replacement glass in the box

Working condition

Movement Japan Myota

"Starting in 1907, Jaeger began collaborating with another firm by the name of LeCoultre, seeing as they held a 15 year contract to produce movements for Cartier, and needed assistance. Then with the first World War underway, Edmond Jaeger was aware that expansion and diversification was necessary for survival during those times, and started producing aviation instruments for English and French pilots, again with the help of Jacques-David LeCoultres company. The byproducts of this collective effort became so revered, that even German pilots began using the Jaeger instruments from planes which they had shot down. This notion can be supported by the fact that a Jaeger instrument was found in Manfred von Richthofens cockpit, when the notorious German ace, known commonly as the Red Baron, was eventually defeated.Following that great success and the end of the war, Jaeger and LeCoultre applied the same standards of quality and know-how to manufacturing similar instruments and instrument clusters, only this time for automobiles. Coachbuilders of luxurious sedans and performance motoring outfits alike responded wonderfully, and by 1920, LeCoultre and Jaeger had made an astonishing 20,000 counters for the British market. This would then lead to the establishment of a London based workshop devoted exclusively to this venture, one which is said to have employed roughly 700 individuals in its heyday.

Though Jaegers tachymeters, speedometers, fuel gauges, and other dash-mounted tools may have been made in a London-based facility, they managed to make their way into the dashboards of countless important road and race cars from a variety of nations around the world. Here at Wound For Life, some of our favorite cars that featured such devices include the pre-WW2 Aston Martin Le Mans cars, which frequently won within their class.

Involvement in this sector would then slow down for a multitude of reasons, namely the death of Jacques-David LeCoultre, and the increasing number of new players in the game. Smiths  another British manufacturer of watches would go on to dominate the dash-mounted instrument market, though Jaeger clusters would still be seen in the dashboards of various MGs, Lamborghinis, Renaults, Abarths, and Lancias of later years. Without a doubt, this collaboration represents one of the most significant periods in the histories of the two companies, as it would eventually lead to their 1937 merger, making them the manufacture we know and love today: Jaeger LeCoultre."

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