It was an emotional moment as all of us reckoned that this was coming to an end. CEO Jerome Lambert, Nicola Baretzki, Jean-Marc Keller, Simone Prevalet, Sylvain Golay and Linda were all there to send us off.
(Its time to pop the champagne)
(Jaeger-LeCoultre Internaitonal Director Nicola Baretzki and CEO Jerome Lambert)
(Of course, everyone still got to try the JLC watches they wanted)
Certificate Presentation, we are not exactly watchmaker, but we are now officially qualified to mess a few things up
(This is how the certificate looked like, I am glad ALL 17 of us passed)
Receiving the Diploma
(Jean-Marc Keller, Nicola Baretzki, Sylvain Golay & CEO Jerome Lambert ready to present the Diploma)
(Tim Lake)
(Lawrence Cohen)
(Andy McEwan)
(Elena Fafilek)
(Mitch Katz)
(Tim Howes)
(Dino Pozzato)
(Marie Beng)
(Suitbert Walter)
(Michael Haribowo)
(Daniel Liu)
(Carl Fafilek)
(Andrew Hildreth)
(Damien Lim)
(Jerome Berder)
(A farewell gift to all of us. A real JLC Polo shirt, a leather watch pouch, Press kits of Gyrotourbillon and AMVOX-1, WatchTime JLC special, and the fantastic book Theory of Horology. - It is interesting to note that you don't need to enter a contest here to win the WatchTime nor the AMVOX-1 Press Kit - Can I urge anyone of the 17 to reproduce the AMVOX-1 press kits text here in full? before I find time to post my article on the watch Thanks!)
Note: The Jerome Berder received the French version, Suitbert Walter the German version and the rest, the English Version.
CEO Jerome Lambert think the best marketing strategy is to educate the public, and this particular aspect should be obvious in years to come. He believes strongly that anyone who seriously knows about watches will see the great value of Jaeger-LeCoultre watches and hence the decision to include the very good WOSTEP "The Theory of Horology" and not a single JLC catalogue - although all the 17 are free to collect one from the manufacture.
I understand the 2 charming ladies received an extra JLC scarves, and with such unusual interest and concentration from the 2, I think they fully deserved the extra.
And I leave you last with a group photo
Still reminiscing about the trip, Thank you Jaeger-LeCoultre and the whole wonderful staff of 900+, Thank you to the 16 PuristS for your support.
This has been great!
Jaw