{"product_id":"lecoultre-futurematic","title":"LeCoultre Futurematic","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis is a unicorn from the early 1950s, with horned lugs like a stag in full regalia and condition so sharp it could be 1951 today. The box is present. The manual is present. The tag is present. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe Futurematic has no crown. Time-setting happens via a recessed wheel on the caseback, marked with a command: DON'T LIFT — SLIDE. The movement is Calibre 497, a bumper automatic with bidirectional winding through roughly 190 degrees of arc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThree patents. Two for the stopwork mechanism that prevents overwinding and locks the rotor near full reserve. One for the hacking seconds, rare in the 1950s, which stops the balance wheel for synchronization. The mainspring barrel retains six hours of reserve even when stopped. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe gold-filled case is not solid, but gold-filled in the 1950s meant a bond so thick it takes decades to burn through. This one never burned through anything. It just sat in a box with its tag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eStraight-lug Futurematics are common. Horned lugs are the ones collectors fight over. FUTUREMATIC. One word. All caps. A brand so confident in its own crownlessness that it put the promise on the dial and dared you to find a winding stem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis is one of the world's first 100% automatic watches. You cannot wind it. You can only wear it. Possibly the best version that you can find and including its full set.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jaeger LeCoultre","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45080768315415,"sku":"DR-247.X.10.161.CN.BD-LNIB-OPEN","price":8000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0165\/1838\/files\/808E8658-8F2D-4258-9A5E-1BF4461AA7B8.jpg?v=1777097515","url":"https:\/\/www.highendtime.com\/products\/lecoultre-futurematic","provider":"HIGHENDTIME","version":"1.0","type":"link"}