: Thanks for the swift response.
I'm assuming that LeJour are no longer around, do you know of any collectors with a website or good resources for more models for sale other than ebay.I quite like the quality and price range of this brand so I might buy another if I find one I like. The flygraf is a pretty smart watch.

Many thanks.

Jamie.

: LeJour Posted By: Jamie Stewart Date:
: 7/29/05 06:12 GMT

: First off, hello. I'm new to the forum and
: I'd like to say how impressed I am with the
: amount of info you provide. Well, on the
: behalf of Jeff Stein, and the other
: participants of this forum, thank you for
: saying so!

: Secondly, I have a couple of questions about
: Le Jour passadena's. Does anyone know much
: about them? I'm not sure anyone does, or
: they would have added to what we know
: already.

: I can't seem to find much info on them and
: 80% of what I have found is on here.
: Yeah, that doesn't surprise me. One of the
: things that kind of bothers me about many
: "watch forum" sites is that they
: only cater to the popular brands, and many
: interesting useful smaller brands are
: forgotten and no information gets developed
: about them.

: What I'd like to find out is, is the Le Jour
: the same watch as the Heuer? No, not
: really.

: I know they were made by Heuer but what about
: the build quality? I wouldn't even go so
: far to say that they were made by Heuer.
: Certainly the LeJour was a similar watch,
: same movement, similar styling to the case,
: dial, hands, etc. But I don't _ know _
: that Heuer made them... There are more
: than enough detail differences to lead me to
: believe that they were not made on the same
: production line. Unlike Tourneau, Leaderer,
: and some Intercity models which even have
: the same or similar caseback markings.

: I've just impulse bought one of ebay in new
: old stock condition because it reminded me
: of my brothers Olive green heuer 1000 series
: which he had in the 80's. PVD watches
: were very popular in the 1980's. I know I
: lusted after the 510.501's, 510.502's and
: 510.503's offered in the Paralax Army
: Surplus catalog, but I couldn't afford one
: (and my other interests) at that time.

: I had no idea that Lejours were built by
: Heuer so it's a total bonus. Again, I'm
: not personally certain that they were. It's
: possible that Heuer assembled them on
: contract for LeJour, but that is not even a
: given. There were case manufacturers at the
: time and companies could order: dials,
: hands, cases, bracelets, by going from
: manufacturer to manufacturer and assemble
: them on their own or contract out to another
: firm to assemble them. That too is a
: possibility.

: As the watch is 30 odd years old, is there
: anything I need to do to it to keep it
: healthy. It's described as perfect working
: order. Should it be serviced because of its
: age? I would wind it, set it, and wear
: it for a week or so and see how it runs. If
: it keeps good time, operates as you would
: expect, there is probably no need for you to
: sent it away for service immediately. But it
: would be wise to get it cleaned, lubed and
: serviced in the next year or so, just for
: it's continued good health.

: If on the other hand there are problems. Get it
: serviced.

: And lastly, is it possible to get spares like
: extra links in black or arethey a hens teeth
: type object? Hen's teeth are plentyful
: compared to PVD bracelets and links. If you
: need an extention to the bracelet's length,
: the quickest, easiest and cheapest method is
: to order a Citizen Bracelet clasp
: w/extention and adapt it to the existing
: bracelet. With such an extention you can
: easily get 1" to 1 1/2" of
: additional usable bracelet length.

: Many thanks for your time

: Jamie. Not that I answered many questions
: (and raised a few), but I hope my reply was
: useful!

: -- Chuck

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