JLC Mk11 - Revision history

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	==Links==		==Links==
			*[[British Armed Forces Issued Watches]]
	* [[Military Watches\|Military watches]]		* [[Military Watches\|Military watches]]
	* [[Military Pilot Watches\|Military pilot watches]]		* [[Military Pilot Watches\|Military pilot watches]]

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Production History and Variations

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	Inside the JLC Mk 11 is an in-house, chronometer-grade JLC Caliber 488/SBr. There were not many chronometer grade movements during that time, making this a rare movement. The unique design went on to form one of the highest regarded hand wind chronometers ever produced, the 1958 [[JLC Chronometré Geophysic\|Chronometré Geophysic]].		Inside the JLC Mk 11 is an in-house, chronometer-grade JLC Caliber 488/SBr. There were not many chronometer grade movements during that time, making this a rare movement. The unique design went on to form one of the highest regarded hand wind chronometers ever produced, the 1958 [[JLC Chronometré Geophysic\|Chronometré Geophysic]].

	==Production ~~History~~ and Variations==		==Production Notes and Variations==

			* All cases have fixed lugs except the RAAF issued models.
			* Most dials have large luminous triangle at top, except for first few hundred issued with white 12.

	==Links==		==Links==

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	==Jaeger LeCoultre Mark 11==		==Jaeger LeCoultre Mark 11==

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Jaeger LeCoultre Mark 11

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	==Jaeger LeCoultre Mark 11==		==Jaeger LeCoultre Mark 11==

	Ref 6B/346		* Ref 6B/346
	Cal 488/SBr		* Cal 488/SBr
			* Production Numbers: 2950

	==History==		==History==

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	==Links==		==Links==
	[[Military Watches\|Military watches]]		* [[Military Watches\|Military watches]]
	[[Military Pilot Watches\|Military pilot watches]]		* [[Military Pilot Watches\|Military pilot watches]]
	[[Switzerland]]		* [[Switzerland]]
	[[Jaeger LeCoultre]]		* [[Jaeger LeCoultre]]
	[[IWC Mk11]]		* [[IWC Mk11]]

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History

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	Two brands produced Mk 11 watch for the RAF, [[IWC - International Watch Company\|IWC]] and Jaeger-LeCoultre. While the [[IWC Mk11 \|IWC Mk11]] can be found with a bit of searching, the Jaeger-LeCoultre is extremely rare with only 2950 pieces produced. The JLC Mk 11 is considered one of the holy grails of military watch collecting and indeed one of the rarest. The reason why so few were produced is an ironic one. The RAF preferred the IWC for it’s superior shock protection and discontinued the JLC production after only a couple of years.		Two brands produced Mk 11 watch for the RAF, [[IWC - International Watch Company\|IWC]] and Jaeger-LeCoultre. While the [[IWC Mk11 \|IWC Mk11]] can be found with a bit of searching, the Jaeger-LeCoultre is extremely rare with only 2950 pieces produced. The JLC Mk 11 is considered one of the holy grails of military watch collecting and indeed one of the rarest. The reason why so few were produced is an ironic one. The RAF preferred the IWC for it’s superior shock protection and discontinued the JLC production after only a couple of years.

	Inside the JLC Mk 11 is an ~~impressive~~ in-house, chronometer-grade JLC Caliber 488/SBr. There were not many chronometer grade movements during that time, making this ~~not only~~ a rare ~~JLC~~ movement~~, but in general~~. The unique design went on to form one of the highest regarded hand wind chronometers ever produced, the 1958 [[JLC Chronometré Geophysic\|Chronometré Geophysic]].		Inside the JLC Mk 11 is an in-house, chronometer-grade JLC Caliber 488/SBr. There were not many chronometer grade movements during that time, making this a rare movement. The unique design went on to form one of the highest regarded hand wind chronometers ever produced, the 1958 [[JLC Chronometré Geophysic\|Chronometré Geophysic]].

			==Production History and Variations==

			==Links==
			[[Military Watches\|Military watches]]
			[[Military Pilot Watches\|Military pilot watches]]
			[[Switzerland]]
			[[Jaeger LeCoultre]]
			[[IWC Mk11]]

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Jaeger LeCoultre Mark 11

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	==Jaeger LeCoultre Mark 11==		==Jaeger LeCoultre Mark 11==

			Ref 6B/346
			Cal 488/SBr

			==History==

			The Mk 11 wristwatch was issued to the British Royal Air Force (RAF) was aviation’s equivalent to the marine chronometer- aptly nicknamed the air chronometer. Considered by many to be the original Pilot’s watch, it was made to the incredibly strict 6B/346 specifications and was one of the costliest commissions for a wristwatch by a military.

			Some of the 6B/346 specs included the need to be regulated or adjusted to a chronometer level, the need for a hacking function, for it to be waterproof and to be anti-magnetic. These all stemmed from real needs from pilot’s in the RAF who relied on these watches both for navigation and timing purposes.

			The Mk 11 watches can lay claim to be the first watch that was built from the ground up to be antimagnetic. With a thick iron dial and a soft iron dust cap, this created a Faraday cage, protecting the movement from any interference from the other equipment on the plane. It was, without doubt the most advanced watch issued to the military at the time.

			Two brands produced Mk 11 watch for the RAF, [[IWC - International Watch Company\|IWC]] and Jaeger-LeCoultre. While the [[IWC Mk11 \|IWC Mk11]] can be found with a bit of searching, the Jaeger-LeCoultre is extremely rare with only 2950 pieces produced. The JLC Mk 11 is considered one of the holy grails of military watch collecting and indeed one of the rarest. The reason why so few were produced is an ironic one. The RAF preferred the IWC for it’s superior shock protection and discontinued the JLC production after only a couple of years.

			Inside the JLC Mk 11 is an impressive in-house, chronometer-grade JLC Caliber 488/SBr. There were not many chronometer grade movements during that time, making this not only a rare JLC movement, but in general. The unique design went on to form one of the highest regarded hand wind chronometers ever produced, the 1958 [[JLC Chronometré Geophysic\|Chronometré Geophysic]].

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