sfoskett
96
Easy enough
Jun 07, 2014,07:24 AM
Just slap a JLC Calibre 899 in there instead of the 898 and you've got a date!
Comments:
view entire thread
Bravo Andrew, very interesting review........
By: Sandgroper : June 4th, 2014-18:26
I was really interested in the Steel version until I read your review. Now I am dreaming of the Platinum;) Cheers and thank you very much. Francois from Down Under
The journey of SSN-571 is....
By: BDLJ : June 5th, 2014-00:56
...one of my overly anoraky interests, so forgive me for the pedantry: The USS Nautilus was under Commander Anderson, he wasn't a Captain. And I believe the watches were presented after the success of Operation Sunshine.
From Nautilus 90 North:
By: BDLJ : June 5th, 2014-14:28
"I had recently been presented with a handsome gold wrist watch by the Navy League of the United States. I asked if he would, on his return tWashington, send it to my wife." p 18-19 This was just before the kick off of Operation Sunshine. The only mention...
How embarrassing …
By: HerrK : June 5th, 2014-05:07
… must it have been for Mr. Belmont to give his address right in front of a supersized vintage Geophysic ad that reads „Chronometre Geophysic“, when the reedition is just not that: a Chronometer! I feel sorry for him. Thank you for your report from that l...
Agreed.
By: DTL : June 5th, 2014-23:18
nt
What would you say...
By: sfoskett : June 6th, 2014-13:52
What would you say if Jaeger-LeCoultre had branded this "Geomatic" instead of "Geophysic"? Obviously the automatic movement would then be excusable, but would you like the watch then? The Geomatic is arguably better known than its short-lived predecessor,...
Easy enough
By: sfoskett : June 7th, 2014-07:24
Just slap a JLC Calibre 899 in there instead of the 898 and you've got a date!
In a nutshell: no!
By: HerrK : June 11th, 2014-03:54
Apart from the missing date that Nicolas pointed out already, it would be as wrong a printing Geophysic on the dial. The watch is neither a Geomatic, nor a Geophysic. It is a reedition, remake, tribute or whatever you like to call it of one of the histori...
On another side, there was no mention of the name Geophysic on the dial of the original..
By: amanico : June 11th, 2014-05:14
I've triple checked this detail before answering, in order to avoid to be shot.. ;) No, on the original, the name Geophysic, along with Chronometer, was mentionned on the blue " sticker ", glued on the case back. So, no risk of confusion.. Best, Nicolas
Which is another good reason ...
By: HerrK : June 11th, 2014-06:34
... not to print Geophysic on the dial of the remake. Ok, I will stop remonstrating now! ;-) Christian
There is hope!
By: stromer : June 7th, 2014-13:12
Today I visited my AD and could have a look into the JLC dealer documentation for the Tribute to Geophysic. And guess what: The pictures showed dials that were marked "Geophysic" just below the JLC logo and "Automatic" in the lower half of the dial (where...
Thank you Andrew
By: Dje : June 5th, 2014-23:33
Hi Andrew, Thank you for your report. I hope to see the final watches someday. Best Dje
Good report, thanks
By: gup502 : June 6th, 2014-06:34
It will indeed be interesting to see the real thing.
Thanks for Posting
By: JLC Enthusiast : June 7th, 2014-00:10
I'm looking forward to seeing one of these for real... The Steel is the one that I really like as the cross hairs really add to the dial IMHO and though I like gold watches, not sure about this one in gold... Once again, thanks for the report.
Great article and a lovely watch
By: Steve68 : June 8th, 2014-01:06
Thanks for the article very interesting. Nearly put a deposit down on one of these last weekend but in the end didn't. Spent part of the cash on a Memovox E871 instead (TV screen). wish I had the money for both.
Well as you asked
By: Steve68 : June 8th, 2014-02:03
Just to say that I think there may be a problem with the hours and minutes hands on this watch and I had to put it on a NATO for now as my wrists are quite big and the leather strap it came with just isn't big enough for me. I will sort out the strap when...