Need help identifying my watch

[CT90fan]

I am having difficulty finding any information regarding my watch. I was given this 30+ years ago and it was not new then. On the top of the face it states "Capt" and on the bottom it states 17 Jewels Incabloc and that it is Swiss made.

I opened the back but did not see any readily visible lettering or numbering.

Any help with the brand/manufacturer would be greatly appreciated.

Watch needs some work - little hands have come off - and I just want to know if it is worth spending the money.

[AbslomRob]

It's a chronograph, so if it works, then it's worth spending the money. A picture of the inside of the caseback will let us ID it; there weren't a lot of chronograph makers. CAPT, as a trademark, was registered to "Gaston Capt & Cie" in 1950; this watch looks more like a late 60's/early 70's design though. I'm assuming the bezel is bi-directional (designed for navigation, as opposed to uni-direction bezels which were used for diving).

[CT90fan]

Thanks for the reply. Is this what you need? I don't see any markings on the case back in the movement pieces. The bezel is bi-directional.

[AbslomRob]

Landeron 248, I think.
bidfun-db Archive: Watch Movements: Landeron 248

[CT90fan]

Thank you so much for the information.

Please excuse me if this is a dumb question but is Landeron 248 the movement and Gaston Capt & Cie the watchmaker?

I am not sure if the watch still works? It has in the past but not sure if it is winding properly.

I have been told the watch is valuable and is worth fixing but before I do I was hoping to get an approximate value.

Thanks again for the help and information.

[AbslomRob]

Swiss watches typically have a mixed pedigree that can include multiple companies. Landeron is the company that made the "movement"; that's the mechanical part. These movements are made available in multiple forms; most commonly as either a kit of parts that the buyer can then modify and finish, or as fully assembled movements that the buyer would then put into their own case with their own dial and hands. Companies who buy the kits may put the finished product into cases and sell them under their own name, or they resell them to other companies. And I'm sure there are other, less common situations.

I'm guessing that Gaston Capt & Cie is one of the companies that bought the finished movement directly from Landeron, given that there is no indication on the bridges of an intermediate finisher. So the "watchmaker" would be Landeron, and Gaston Capt & Cie only put the movement into a case and sold it.

As far as value goes, we can't really get into that (for reasons outlined in the stickies). If you hit Ebay and do a search for "Landeron 248", you'll get an idea of what watches like this go for. Don't go by the "Buy it now" prices, 'cause those tend to be highly optimistic; check the completed listings. And keep in mind that watches from "known" makers (like Brietling) will sell for higher then a relatively unknown brand like Capt.

Landeron was a pretty prolific supplier for chronograph movements, which is good in the sense that its reasonably easy to get parts, but bad in the sense that the "value" of the run-of-the-mill brands won't be as high as it would be if it had a less common movement.

[CT90fan]

Again, thank you so much for the information. I really appreciate it.