LeJour 7000
LeJour 7000
THIS LEJOUR IS POWERED BY THE VENERABLE VALJOUX 7750 AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH MOVEMENT WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST STURDY CHRONO CALIBERS EVER MADE.
Heuer manufactured LeJour chronographs under a private-label arrangement in the 1980's. Under the terms of the arrangement, Heuer manufactured an array of watches which LeJour then distributed; some, like the Heuer Pasadena and LeJour model 7000, used the exact same cases.
Orfina produced some of these references in stainless steel but most of the sub branded manufacturers chose to stick with the early black PVD steel case. The case size is 40mm in diameter, screw back, mineral crystal Internal, tachymeter bezel, black dial with tritium luminous indexes, day and date at 3 o’clock position of the dial. There are some subtle changes and dial variants between the Heuer Pasedena, Orfina, Porsche Design, And other variants but they are instantly recognizable when seen on the wrist. Most commonly the PVD finishes on these cases has worn off due to the fact that the PVD process in the late 1970's and early 1980's was new and not fully refined and the PVD can actually be somewhat fragile leaving the cases with a worn gray patina.
