LeCoultre Polaris Reference E 859 Unpolished w/ Extract

In my early days of collecting, these LeCoultre Polaris watches were a grail. Still to this day, whenever I come across a vintage Polaris I am so excited and it brings me back to the days of admiring them online. The E 859 is the ultimate JLC sports model with the iconic automatic-alarm calendar calibre 825 movement. It is one of the legendary dive watches, and it began production by Jaeger-LeCoultre in 1965. This example is really special. The dial is signed simply “LeCoultre” for the American market while European market models are signed “Jaeger-LeCoultre”. I love the American market dials, and the stylized “Automatic” script. The case is made by Ervin Piquerez (EPSA). It is super attractive and we believe it is unpolished.

This example was produced in circa 1968. It features one of my favorite dial configurations with the matte dial and luminous 6, 9, and 12. It wears so nice at 42mm in diameter and 47mm lug-to-lug. It is paired on the JB Champion bracelet which were sold in the American market on. It could likely be its original bracelet.

The watch does not come with box or papers. It does come with an Extract from The Archives. We do not know the service history, but it is running well. It comes with a Tropic strap.

( ITEM SBUXYT2209)

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