Your thoughts on Jaeger-LeCoultre as a Manufacturer and their Master Control Date
Your thoughts please on either the Manufacturer JLC or specifically on their Master Control Date.
I wasn't particularly looking for anything while scanning through the FS section, when I came across Lughugger sale for his JLC Master Control Date.
Now you know what its like, when you see something that you like immediately, well I had that on seeing the watch, and kept coming back to look at the photos.
But at the time I had just committed to buying the GS, which is great and is very versatile, especially when changing the straps, but it is a little bit thick, case wise, were as the JLC is thin in comparison.
Now I am wondering whether to get either the newer 40mm or the older 37mm piece.
I have never really considered getting a JLC, but often admired their simplicity as well as some of the more complicated pieces.
Plus with each watch undertaking their own 1,000 hour test, surely that is not to be sneezed at?
Do Jaeger-LeCoultre make good watches?
I would be keen to hear your views, especially those who have owned them.
And of course no thread would be interesting without photos, so please feel feel free to show us yours.
Your thoughts on Jaeger-LeCoultre as a Manufacturer and their Master Control Date
I had a Grand Reverso 976 which was a lovely thing and never went wrong. Build quality and level of detail in the finishing for the price was awesome. I sold on here a few years ago as it wore a bit too big but that’s a standard thing for the larger size Reverso’s unfortunately. I now have have the slightly smaller sized Day/Night in rose gold which I will keep forever (WIS prediction). Again it’s just little details that they do so right, blued hands, smooth winding, guilloched dial etc. also had an Ultra Thin Moon, bought and sold on this very forum. That was a sublime watch but was tricky for me to read the date as my eyesight star eyed to fade :(
One thing I found with regards JLC legibility and you may find this on the Master Control, is a silver dial with silver hands combination is not always the most legible. I still hanker after a Memovox but in its modern iteration would opt for rose gold or a Polaris version.
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I also like the fact that they’re the ‘watchmakers watchmaker’ with a respected history with some quirky designs. The master compressor range with twist lock pushers, Amvox with glass operated chronograph, the reverso line, duometre etc. There’s a lot to like but in the current range similar to the master control you might like sector dials they do, or a Polaris?