Produced during the 1950s, this Jaeger-LeCoultre chronograph represents a rare and elegant example of mid-century Swiss chronograph design at its most refined. Featuring the distinctive flared lugs that collectors have come to nickname “Cornes de Vache,” or “cow horns,” the watch shares its celebrated case architecture with the famed Vacheron Constantin chronograph introduced in 1955. During this era, many of Switzerland’s leading manufactures sourced cases from the same specialist makers, resulting in fascinating design overlaps between some of the period’s most desirable chronographs. Powered by the manually wound Valjoux 72 movement, the watch combines graceful proportions with one of the most respected chronograph calibres ever produced. With its restrained dial design, elegant yellow gold construction, and beautifully sculpted lugs, the watch perfectly captures the sophistication and mechanical artistry of postwar Swiss chronograph production.

This striking LeCoultre chronograph shares the very same case with Vacheron Constantin’s reference 6087 “Cornes de Vache” from 1955. In case you were wondering, “cornes de vache” is French for “cow horns” which clearly refer to the distinctive lugs.