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Jaeger LeCoultre Beverly Hills Boutique SIHH 2014 event, PART 1
Last Friday evening, The PuristSPro
Moderator Team and SoCal PuristS joined Jaeger LeCoultre to view the new
SIHH 2014 novelties and watch collection. This event was
hosted by our friends at the Jaeger LeCoultre Beverly Hills Boutique and
we were all warmly welcomed by the wonderful boutique staff.
It was great to see Philippe Bonay and Yves Melan again!
The boutique was filled with familiar faces and some new guests that were all excited to handle the JLC watches.
Tasty hors d'oeuvres were served by efficient catering staff making their way in the intimate space of the boutique:
I spent quite a bit of time with Mr. Jean-Luc F. of JLC. He showed me several watches starting with the Master Compressor collection including Extreme Lab 2 (red gold and titanium versions), and the new Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic.
The Master Compressor Chronograph Ceramic is limited to 500 pieces. Although it has a 46mm ceramic case it felt a little smaller on the wrist probably due to the black colored ceramic. It fit well on my small wrist. The compression key crown allows the watch owner to lock the position to prevent inadvertent handling and keep water resistance. On the dial there is a small dot under JLC logo near the 12 o'clock position for the day/night indicator. Besides the chronograph function this watch also has a GMT function with a skeletonized GMT hour hand without lume. Movement is the JLC cal 757 that provides a 65 hour power reserve. I also liked the feel and texture of the trieste strap paired with a tang buckle.
The Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme Lab 2 was release in prior years SIHH but it is still a unique watch to handle in person. Both the titanium and the rose gold versions were available to us. It has a 24 hour chronograph subdial at the 9 o'clock position and a large and easy to read digital minute counter at the 12 o'clock position. The skeletonized dial has a traditional date display at the 3 o'clock position. What was interesting to see was the power reserve indicator that is a thin strip display along the outer top edge of the dial. It is white colored to show full power and is red when the power is run down. Also the crown controls three functions: winding the automatic movement, adjusting the GMT, and adjusting the hours and minutes time. Pushing in the crown cycles through these 3 functions and small display on the dial that shows the crown functions near the inner 3 o'clock position.
The strap had an interesting double pin buckle to ensure that the watch is securely tightened on the wrist. It was easy to use and felt similar to a regular single tang buckle. The buckle itself has a JLC logo engraved and has mostly a brushed finish with a finely polished edge. There is also a mechanism to make micro adjusts for the perfect fit.
If you look closely on the side of the case you can see a lever. It's not a minute repeater mechanism, it's a sliding switch to stop the seconds when adjusting the time with the crown.
The chronograph pushers had a nice crisp feel when activating the chronograph and the rubberized texture in the center of the pusher made it easy to activate.
Of the two versions, I prefered the visual contrast of the titanium and ceramic with the red accents. When paired with the black and red strap it really pops out and draws attention.
And a closeup of the dial with the red bridge of the crown position indicator.
In the display cases were several of the watches from the JLC Amvox collection. The Amvox 3 Tourbillon GMT which is the first round ceramic case produced by JLC.
Along with a Amvox 7 Chronograph in titanium.
Next In part 2 we will take a closer look at the Duometre Tourbillon and Duometre Unique Travel Time.
Regards,
ED-209
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Jaeger LeCoultre Beverly Hills Boutique SIHH 2014 event, PART 1
Last Friday evening, The PuristSPro Moderator Team and SoCal PuristS joined Jaeger LeCoultre to view the new SIHH 2014 novelties and watch collection. This event was hosted by our friends at the Jaeger LeCoultre Beverly Hills Boutique and we were all warm...
Great report so far!
Thanks for taking us along. I must admit I like the watch that Mr. Jean-Luc F. Is wearing best of all. ;-) Best, respo
Discussion during dinner
Thanks Respo! You have sharp eyes :) We all agree with you about the watch that Jean-Luc was wearing. It was passed around the guests and we spent a quite a bit of time discussing the Tribute to Deep Sea. I've got a few more pics and videos on the way, st...
Looks like a great event...
.. and thanks for the report - wonderful pictures. Nice to see Jean-Luc there. He is a very passionate watch person. Love the Extreme Lab 2 - what a watch! and I would have thought it is all sold out by now. Looking forward to Part 2 and a closer look at ...
Passionate and a great asset to JLC
Thanks W72 for checking out these pics. It was the first time meeting Jean-Luc and you're right he's a very passionate and knowledgeable watch person. I was impressed with the information he shared with me on all the time pieces. And we all enjoyed talkin...
Thanks Nicolas
And we got to see the Geophysic too! Many thanks to the Philippe, Yves, Jean-Luc and the JLC BH staff for showing us these goodies. Regards, ED-209
re: event
Couldn't make so thanks for sharing with us! Look forward to more pics from the JLC BHB. -MW
Great event put on by JLC
I had the chance to see all three versions of the Geophysic. There is a lot to like and a lot to be said when you see and handle the watches in person. Thnaks for the coverage ED. Bill
Saw the Geophysic
Yes we saw the Geophysic! Agree with Bill, there is a lot to like about it when you handle it in person. It was passed around during dinner and hard to take pics because everyone wanted to see it. Regards, ED-209
Great post and pics...
...I appreciate the explanations of the Extreme Lab's functions.
Thanks docfink!
Which version of the Extreme Lab 2 do you like better, the rg or titanium version? Regards, ED-209
JLC BH event, PART 2: Pics and video Duometre Spherotourbillon and Unique Travel Time
The Jaeger LeCoultre Duometre collection is popular and I was able to get closeups of the Duometre Spherotourbillon in rose gold. Introduced at SIHH 2012, the tourbillon turns on 2 axis with the cage turning every 30 seconds and at a 20 degree incline on ...
I'm loving the Extreme Lab 2 very much
I feel in love with it when I saw the watch at the JLC BH Boutique maybe 3/4 years ago. I hear it calling my name ... Thanks for the Part 1 write-up Ed! Cheers, Anthony
Which version do you like better?
Thanks Anthony. Which version of the Extreme Lab 2 do you like better the rg or titanium? Regards, ED-209
I really like them both but my heart goes to the rose gold version
I'd be happy with either version though! - AT
+1 on the love of the Extreme Lab 2
Thanks Ed for sharing and taking us with you for this event through your posts Best regards and happy easter — Seeks
Thank you for the report, Ed!
Looks like you had a great time and had a chance to see some really nice watches! :) Best Blomman
We had a great time
Thanks Blomman, JLC always does a great job with these events. Thanks for checking out the report. Regards, ED-209
as always..great reporting
looks like we missed a great event.. looking forward to Part 3 Extreme Labs are AWESOME! and some familiar faces...
We missed you
Hi ocwatching, we missed you at this event. Agree that the extreme labs were really cool. Regards, ED-209
Ed-209
hope all is well with you and your better half... just knee deep in kiddie duties making weekday events difficult.. soon..i hope...
JLC finally got the details right
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