You all know at least one or two Vintage JLC Diving watches, such as The Polaris, the Deep Sea, and the Chronograph.
But did you know that JLC also released a Vintage Diving watch for Ladies?
Here you are.
As for some other watches from " La Grande Maison ", we are not really certain of its name.
Called Dolphin Deep Sea in the US Catalog, in Europe, another name was dedicated for this watch: Voguematic ( Swiss Cataolgue from 1967 ).
One thing is sure, its reference is E 22 059.
If we don't often see it, it is maybe because it is a really rare bird, as only 501 were made between 1967 and 1969.
Let's see this watch in the detail.
1/ The Case.
The first feeling when you see this watch in the flesh is that it is very small, and it is!
Although ...Once on the wrist:
Small, yes, but ridiculously small, no.
This Diving watch, like the others, can be worn on a 16 mm tropic strap, or on a bracelet, like shown on this picture ( US Catalog from 1969 ) :
The case is 30 mm " big ", and the distance between the lugs is 16 mm.
The relative thickness of this Vintage Diving watch for ladies ( around 9 / 10 mm ) makes it look a bit chunky. though.
The angular lugs " break " the overall sweetness of this round watch, too:
The lugs are very flat and large for a watch of this kind, and make me thing to those of the Shark Chronograph, in smaller, of course:
Compared to its modestly sized case, the " JL " signed non screw in crown looks big :
The Ref E 22 059 has a screw in slightly domed case back, which insures the watch a water resistance to 100 meters.
It has to be said that the whole Stainless Steel case is polished, no brushed parts, here.