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L. Leroy 18K RG Retrograde Perpetual Calender Moonphase Grand Comp LL103-3

Estimated price for orientation: 3 848 $

Category: L Leroy 18k RG Retrograde Perpet
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Condition: New with tags: A brand-new, unused, and unworn item (including handmade items) in the original packaging (such as the original box or bag) and/or with the original tags attached. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: FP Journe
Display: Analog Gender: Men's
Band Material: Genuine Leather MPN: LL103-3
Style: Luxury: Dress Styles Features: Automatic, Independent Masterpiece, 18K Rose Gold, retrograde calendar, Moon Phase, Perpetual Calendar
Year of Manufacture: 2010-Now Movement: Mechanical: Automatic
Age: Modern (2000-present) UPC: Does not apply


Current Model. Reference LL103/3. Champagne Leroy toned hand-guilloché gold dial
True perpetual calendar with leap year indicator. Moonphase with northern and southern hemisphere moon, sky-disk by aventurine precious stone (deep blue with sparkles of gold dust). Retrograde flyback date indicator.
41mm without crown (42.5mm with crown), 11.5mm thick.

Weighs approx 104 grams. Has a lot of gold content and very solid for a watch on strap.
L. Leroy has an annual production of about 100 pieces. Very small and exclusive brand, and each piece is crafted to perfection using the best materials and techniques. Finishing is superb and comparable to the very best of the independent watch houses such as  Laurent Ferrier, Phillippe Dufour, Guy Ellia, Christophe Claret, FP Journe.
Retail $70000 and rarely discounted.
The top management at Laurent Ferrier (which made the brand the most coveted independent brand) is now heading L. Leroy. The future of the brand is very bright.
100% Brand new. Complete with box and paper. Extremely stunning craftsmanship! All of our L.Leroy pieces come with 2 year stamped manufacturer warranty from the date of purchase, just like buying from a boutique at full retail price. We are the only dealer online who can offer the original manufacturer warranty on L. Leroy pieces




The watch brand for true royalties… It is with great excitement and pride that we are offering this ultra-high-end small production boutique brand L.Leroy. Crafting watches only in precious metal, L.Leroy has a very Small annual production of about 100  pieces a year, often sold directly to private clients through high-end dealers. The brand has never been discounted. The brand is a rare collaboration between the Swiss and the French. Two ateliers located in Bienne, Switzerland, and Besancon, France - the cradle of high watch-making in France. Perfect harmony in traditional watch-making techniques, involving painstaking-attention to detail, classic guilloche on dial, flawless polishing of the case. Each watches exhibits classic and timeless design, utilizing the best watchmaking artisans. Each watch takes hundreds of hours to craft, hand-finish and regulate.  The time-only and chronograph movements involve beautiful finishing and fine-tuning to the standards of National Observatory of Besancon, known for the gold standard for precision. The long production process results in more exclusive than most commercially available brands out there. With the ultra small production at the high-end level, unfortunately most people can’t have the opportunity to even look at a Leroy watch, but I recommend everybody to seek it out, should the opportunity ever arise. They are, in my opinion, one of the finest watch manufactures on the planet, and could represent an incredibly strong brand in the years to come, not unlike A. Lange & Sohne, Guy Ellia, Laurent Ferrier or FP Journe. In a world of watch snobs, Leroy is good as gold. L. Leroy only makes watch in precious metal, never in steel. Consistent with Leroy's value for highest level craftsmanship. All Leroy timepieces come in a heavy and luxurious wooden box crafted by one of the best high-end cabinet makers in the world, and made from expensive wood, and then hand finished. It is lined with leather, with golden metal hinges. Similar quality boxes would sell for over $1000 on their own. Amazing!


Please check out this video link for a documentary about the history of L.Leroy brand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGnZ9xbEd6g
About L. Leroy perpetual calendar:
The retrograde perpetual calendar in the Osmior line is an exclusive creation from the company's watchmakers who drew their inspiration from the exceptional timepieces in teh brand's private museum. For almost a cenutry and a half, L. Leory has specialized in the production of watches known as "Grandes Complications" and was one of the word's first manufacturers to offer models fitted with a central retrograde perpetual calendar.
The movement (calibre) of this masterpiece is produced in the Val de Travers, Switzerland in collaboration with a boutique independent company with a worldwide reputation for producing top-of-the-range components. It is then heavily customized, modified, regulated and fitted in Besancon, France, by the master watchmakers of Les Ateliers L.Leroy. Materials and Case:
Men’s full size watch 41mm without crown (42.5mm with crown). 11.5 mm in thickness
18K rose gold.  L.Leroy has only made watches in gold and platinum. Weighs approximately 104 grams. Has a lot of gold content and very solid for a watch on strap.
Stuning high polish "smooth pebble" case. Tens of hours of painstaking hand-finishing work.
Hand-stitched high end crocodile strap with 18K buckle. Water resistant 50 meters. Amazing Movement with Technical Innovations:
Grand Complication with L.Leroy automatic mechanical movement.  Calibre L411.2. Automatic perpetual calendar moon phase with retrograde date, and leap year indicator at 12'O clock.
32 jewels. Double barrel, 48+ hour power reserve
Automatic winding with central rotor in solid 22K gold. Beautiful gold movement - painstakingly decorated with traditional Cotes de Geneve patterns, and exhibits the gold standard of high watchmaking Incabloc shock protection system for the balance
Fine regulation device for the balance Guilloche Dial: Beautiful, individually hand-guilloche gold dial with Clou de Paris pattern. Blued-steel hands hands. 
Moonphase crafted out of 18K rose gold, sky-disk crafted out of aventurine precious stone (deep blue with sparkles of gold dust). 100% Brand New Condition: 100% brand new, comes with high-end luxurious L Leory collector's wooden box (made from the best wood, by master cabinet-maker) and all certificates/papers Includes a loupe, cleaning cloth, and leather travel case
L. Leroy warranty (the best warranty in the industry):
Phase 1: 2 years of international warranty from manufactur Phase 2:  After phase 1 expires, for this new model, Leroy guarantees the watch will be serviceable indefinitely (for a nominal fee).
The serial numbers are on the dial (like Breguet), and sometimes are on the side of the case. To protect the potential buyer, I have blocked out the serial numbers in the photos.
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About L. Leroy the brand:
Leroy was founded in 1747 and is the oldest of all the top watch manufactures. In fact, it is older than Patek Phillippe, Vacheron Constantin, Breguet, and Audemars Piguet. L.Leroy has a venerable royal history. By 19th century, it was the most prestigious watchmaker in  Europe. Appointment royal watchmaker by Louis 15 and Queen Elizabeth and King of Portugal. Throughout history, countless famous historical figures were clients of L.Leroy’s pocket watches and watches, as recorded in the company register. Owners of L.Leroy watches include, among artists and literary figures, Debussy, Chopin, Proust, Alexandre Dumas, Wagner, and Matisse; among statesman, Alphonse de Lamartine, Napoleon III, General De Gaulle, General Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Churchill. Other famous clients include Alfred Nobel, St. Exupery, Lindberg, Paul-Emile Victor, Marcel Dassault, and the list goes on…
Historically, L. Leroy was far more famous, precious and horologically important than Breguet, as the premier choice for royalties.
The brand is a rare collaboration between the Swiss and the French. Two ateliers located in Bienne, Switzerland, and Besancon, France - the cradle of high watch-making in France.
The long production process results in more exclusive than most commercially available brands out there. About the technique of hand-guilloche used on all L. Leroy watch dials:
Astonishing in its beauty and precision, guilloche is one of watchmaking’s rarest art forms. Engraved patterns interlace, creating lines often so fine that they are barely visible to the naked eye. Created using a rose engine that dates back to the late 19th century, each line of guilloche is crafted by a master engraver, who skillfully controls the speed and pressue of the rose engine to ensure the flawless depth and symmetry of the pattern, representing traditional watchmaking excellence at its most exquisite. Those few master craftsman with the patience, dexterity and passion necessary to master the craft are as rare a breed as the rose engine themselves. Today, Switerzland has less than 10 full-time guillocheurs. L.Leroy especially champions and aims to preserve the art of guilloche and does that on all of its watch dials, as well as on automatic rotors with open display backs. No expense is spared in making these exquisite dials.
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