amanico[JLC Moderator]
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Thanks for the information, Ben...
Oct 05, 2010,22:59 PM
A picture of the watch or of the advertisment would be the top!
Best,
Nicolas
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As I said, Baxter, if they play in the same field, they both have a different ...
By: amanico : October 1st, 2010-22:45
Character. 2 Toolwatches, one certainly being more " horological " ( the JLC with its awesome movement ), and dressier ( but here, this is a subjective point ). Love them both, in fact, for what they are. Another important thing is that the Rolex will be,...
You're a JLC Hard Core Fan, my friend! :)
By: amanico : October 1st, 2010-22:50
The IGY was one more reason to pay some attention and love to the Rolex Explorer, at least for me. For us, JLC Fans, it is hard to imagine that we don't know this detail. It was not fair to not mention that this reason was also applying to the Rolex Explo...
Stunning pair, Nicolas!
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 2nd, 2010-09:20
So different, but yet still alike. Seeing them side by side makes me think of Yin and Yang. And congrats to a fantastic pair! Best, my friend Blomman
A page of Yng / Yang History, my friend.
By: amanico : October 2nd, 2010-09:51
And a strongly tempting one! It is funny, interesting and somewhat strange to see that Rolex and JLC were involved in the IGY. Best, Blomman. Nicolas
Strange, maybe…
By: blomman Mr Blue : October 3rd, 2010-00:59
Or maybe not? Even if Rolex and JLC don’t work in the geophysical area, they are scientists in their own field; Time. And a lot of the work during the IGY relied on exact timekeeping. So, maybe not that strange? Best, my friend Blomman
Some trivia...
By: BDLJ : October 5th, 2010-21:32
...another watch to share this association is the Nivada Grenchen Antarctic. Supposedly used in Operation Deepfreeze (US Navy expedition to the Antartic in support of the IGY) I searched my hard drive but I cannot find the advertisement....
They...
By: BDLJ : October 5th, 2010-23:03
used the name "Atlantic" for years, on many models. So I'll see if I can find the ad or the correct 1957 Chronometer grade watch.