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Jaeger-Lecoultre Polaris 1968: Ask for the original!

Don't get me wrong, I am totally in love with the Tribute To Polaris 1968 ( 1965, too ), but when it comes to Vintage Polaris, I most often wear my beloved 1965, much less the 1968.

But curiously, this is not the Polaris I most often wear, compared to the 1965 and the Deep Sea Alarms.

Was it the end of a love story which is  bit more than 8 years old, now?

In the first months of ownership, this one rarely left my wrist.

So, what did happen?

I had a look at my old pictures, and I just realized that for some 3 or 4 years, I wore it with a leather strap, and most often a colored one.

Not bad, but the special patina of the dial, these greenish yellowish indexes don't work that well with a colored strap.

Not that the outcome is bad, but the patina of the indexes is quite complex to associate with a strap.

Now, let's come back to the original strap... A 22 mm Tropic.

The Watch gets more appeal, in my opinion, we more focus on the dial, there is more strenght. It is hard to put in words, but I immediately fell in love, again.

If we do the same experience on the Polaris 65, the outcome is different. Colored calf straps work very well, as well as the Tropic.

But the dial is not the same...

Always ask for the original!

Best,

Nicolas

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