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[willeica]

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One for your opinion, Pierre. It is described as 'Luxus' in parentheses. It is also stated that 

"It is worth noting that the gold plating is in the same matte-gold finish as we know from the cameras officially made for Leitz company."

To me this means that this is not a genuine Luxus, just that it has some similarities to one. The expected price also confirms this.

 

https://www.ostlicht-auction.com/auction/lot/lot-36---leica-iiia--mooly-gold-set/?lot=1772&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=16&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=96&pn=1&g=1

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Edited April 26, 2024 by willeica

[dubois pierre]

Yes Will, of course. You are right.

[PG Black nickel]

When you look at the serial numbers, the camera is from 1936, the Mooly is from 1939 and the lens is from 1948, so it's not really a matching number!
But is this the case on the original Luxus II or III?
Having said that, it's a beautiful showcase object.

[dubois pierre]

Yes, it takes a lot of work.

[dubois pierre]

😗No limits for this Leica Standard which is a unique and completely crazy order. It is 24 carat gold plated covered with green snake skin. A removable silver case protects the camera, finely chiseled and covered with Baltic stones. It is equipped with a SCNOO sole and a Fofer rangefinder (Personnal archives).

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[Pintpot]

Wow! Thanks Pierre.

But with that much 'bling' it's not a street shooters camera then 😁

[willeica]

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On 4/29/2024 at 8:08 AM, dubois pierre said:

😗No limits for this Leica Standard which is a unique and completely crazy order. It is 24 carat gold plated covered with green snake skin. A removable silver case protects the camera, finely chiseled and covered with Baltic stones. It is equipped with a SCNOO sole and a Fofer rangefinder (Personnal archives).

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This says 'Collection P. Dubois'. Does this mean that you own this one? The other day I was having fun teasing fellow LSI members over putting black tape over red dots on Leicas. In this case you would not know where to put the black tape 😇

 

William  

[dubois pierre]

No William, I noted in the description (Personal archives). I had it in my collection but sold it a few years ago.

[dubois pierre]

 

Hello everyone, I am always keen to develop my site on Leicas Luxus with new information and documents. The latest ones are from Alan Stokes (LSI menber) whom I thank.

 

https://sites.google.com/view/letonnantehistoiredesleicaslux/accueil

[Anbaric]

57 minutes ago, dubois pierre said:

Hello everyone, I am always keen to develop my site on Leicas Luxus with new information and documents. The latest ones are from Alan Stokes (LSI menber) whom I thank.

https://sites.google.com/view/letonnantehistoiredesleicaslux/accueil

I'm curious if you've ever come across anything like the camera in this old thread on photo.net:

https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/428802-real-or-fake/

It appears to be a custom 'IIb' that was left unchromed by the factory as a special order, leaving the brass finish (see reply apparently from the Leica Archive in this post). A 'poor man's Luxus?' (well, probably not that poor - I doubt custom jobs were cheap even then). It is described as 'upgraded from an earlier Leica II body', though its current serial number is in the IIIb range from 1938. No slow speeds (though there is provision for them in the body shell under the cover), and no strap lugs. There's a matching brass Elmar, but according to the Archive email this was 'added to the camera at some later time'.

[dubois pierre]

Dear Anbaric, I'm waiting for information on this Leica😉.

 

22 hours ago, Anbaric said:

I'm curious if you've ever come across anything like the camera in this old thread on photo.net:

https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/428802-real-or-fake/

 

[jankap]

Am 30.4.2024 um 19:57 schrieb willeica:

This says 'Collection P. Dubois'. Does this mean that you own this one? The other day I was having fun teasing fellow LSI members over putting black tape over red dots on Leicas. In this case you would not know where to put the black tape 😇

 

William  

Are you jealous?

It is a very nice example. No camera to be used.

[willeica]

6 hours ago, jankap said:

Are you jealous?

It is a very nice example. No camera to be used.

I'm never jealous about cameras. I was just making a joke at the expense of people who feel it necessary to disguise the fact that the camera they are using is a Leica. 

William