Serving the Barrie and surrounding area for over three generations and counting
Bill LeBoeuf Jewellers takes great pride in providing our customers with a premium customer service experience and Barrie’s finest selection of watches, diamond and gemstone settings, including jewellery in platinum, white and yellow gold. Our in house custom jewellery designs range from engagement rings and wedding rings to diamond pendants and earrings. In addition, we are continuously updating our estate jewellery collection which includes watches by Rolex, Tag Heuer, Cartier and Breitling as well as many other premium brands.
Our on-site gemologist and goldsmith designers are highly knowledgeable and are available to share their years of experience with you. They will answer any questions you have about your existing piece or will assist you in finding or designing that unique gift.
Let us earn your trust. We have been doing that with our customers from the Barrie and surrounding area for the past 60 years and with the recent expansion of our on-line offerings, we are excited to be building customer loyalty all over Canada and the United States.
Latest Vintage Piece
IWC Spitfire Fliegeruhr split seconds chronograph 44mm IW3718 $5,970.00 CAD. 501-00342
International Watch Company’s Fliegeruhr (pilot’s watch) is a formidable piece of equipment. The large stainless steel case measures 44mm in diameter and is rather thick at 16.6mm. The robust dimensions are necessary for the purpose it was designed for, an easy to use, easy to interpret timekeeping chronograph. The large dial features simple Arabic hour markers and a set of large hands. All the important timekeeping references wave been treated with highly luminous pigment for use under any lighting condition.
We see plenty of luxury Swiss made chronographs that come through our estate department but this one offers an addition function.
That extra button at 10:00 o’clock can pause the silver chronograph seconds hand and allow a red “shadow” seconds hand to continue recording elapsed seconds. Push the button again and the silver hand instantly catches up and hides away until a spilt-time is needed again.
The different colour registers are not for aesthetics. The chronograph minute and hour registers are charcoal coloured to distinguish them from the 9:00 o’clock constant seconds register. A large day-date calendar at 3:00 o’clock round out all the utility this watch has to offer.
Time keeping duties are handled by IWC calibre 79230, itself a highly modified Valjoux 7750. IWC watchmakers added the split-seconds module, and adjusted the 29 jewel movement in 5 different positions for a higher standards of accuracy.
The nicely decorated movement is protected from the effects of magnetism by an iron liner hidden underneath the heavy stainless steel threaded case back.
This watch is in original condition, it doesn’t appear refinished or polished. The original dark brown strap is decent condition but the factory single end keeper has been replaced with two generic versions.
The oversized winding/setting crown is both easy to use and protected from accidental adjustment as it is threaded into the case.
It is running great and keeping very good time with all functions operating flawlessly. There are no original documents or packaging with this IWC. It comes with our complimentary 1-year warranty. Estate priced at $5,970.00 CAD. Stock #501-0342.
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We are always looking to buy your estate pieces including brands such as Rolex, Cartier, Breitling, Tag Heuer, along with gold and diamond jewellery.
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