When buying watches, I often end up with nice watches that are in need of repair. Today's watch had a broken strap so had been got rid of in a pile of junk watches, but I've managed to fix it and can wear it for my blog.
The watch is by Jacques Lemans, and is part of the F1 (Formula 1) range. Jacques Lemans is an Austrian brand, with manufacturing in Switzerland and China. The company was started in 1975, and the brand was launched in 1983. In 2006 they got the official Formula1 licence and released the Jacques Lemans Sports Formula1 range, and they are the only brand allowed to use the F1 logo.
This model is the F5007, and is an Alarm Chronograph watch. It has a 3 hand dial, but the seconds hand is part of the chronograph and the actual seconds hand is on a small dial at the 9 o'clock position. The other part of the chronograph is the minutes dial which is at the 12 o'clock position, and these are operated with the two buttons on the right side of the case. The bottom dial (at the 6 o'clock position) is the alarm setting, and is set using the chronograph buttons when the crown is pulled out.
It has a solid feeling stainless steel design, with a tachymeter bezel around the glass. The strap is also stainless steel and has a double clasp for security, with the Jacques Lemans and F1 logos on. The back shows it is 10 atm water resistant, and gives the model number.
The F5007 model doesn't seem available anymore, but can't be earlier then 2006, so I'd guess it came out in the late 2000s.
My dad give me the exact watch. is the price today known?
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