Hello, everyone! I hope you had a great start to the week!
I wanted to share with you my attendance to the latest Master Class organized by JLC as part of the activities of the 3rd annual Haute Horlogerie Salon of Mexico City.
This time around we had the opportunity to destroy a caliber 751, automatic column wheel chronograph which can be found the in the Master Compressor Chrono, and if I have my information correctly in the MC Diving Chrono, although this last one has some tweeks that make it become a different known reference, the 751 D. I wish I knew what the difference where among the two of them, but I was too preoccupied in putting those tiny screws in place.
Without further ado, here you have the pics!
Here with a distant relative.
All the all, the Master Class is a great event. We were lucky enough to have besides M. Laurent, our instructor, to also have local JLC expert R. Pluer in hand to guide us thru any difficulties.
Having had the opportunity to attend the 875 Master Class as well, it is difficult to chose a favorite, but, I must say that the other one (Cal. 875) was a tad more enjoyable, mostly in part because you can see the working result of your work (in the way of the Power Reserve indicator, and it was my first!) whereas in this one, the proper function of the chrono is implied due to the precise place each part holds in the mechanism. But do not get me wrong, it is a super cool event, and the best part is helping your fellow classmate find their screws, which tend to jump from ones work table to the floor, and also just hanging out with fellow watch enthusiasts as nuts as one is.
Many thanks to Alexis, Rudolf, Leslie, Laurent, and Henri for bringing this great experience to us amateurs.
Hoping you get a chance to experience a Master Class soon, I wish you all a great week!
All the best,
Alejandro