Jaeger-LeCoultre

My JLC fanatic friend and I were invited by Mr. Olivier Laurian, Brand CEO of JLC Japan, to a special session with Mr. Janek Deleskiewicz, the Chief Designer (Directeur Artistique & Design) at Jaeger-LeCoultre. We were given the opportunity to see the Mas...  

Throught this interview, you were able to feel what is so particular, with JLC. The people working in or for this manufacture are accessible, disponible. Janek told you an important thing , he travels to meet what people, journalists think, like or don't ... 

Hi, Thanks a lot for your report, except for this picture of a Geophysique, that watch that I can't get to forget! Cheers Dje...  

I meant to write "original Geophysique" , not "priginal" Sorry for the typo Ken

He said that he likes the Reverso Moonphase. Is that the new SunMoon, or something to be launched in 2011? -Dean

All our guesses are felt like extrapolations on the models to come. Best, Nicolas

I was so impressed that I bought one yesterday on impulse (no, not MGT GC!). Umnn, he may have mentioned about the timing of the next Duonetre as "in two years or later...". Hehehe, forgive me for not getting more concrete info Seriously, it is really imp... 

Now, I'm curious... Knowing your fine taste in watches, I just can't wait to see it, even if I have a small idea. Best, Nicolas

I just got bitten by the bug, having met Mr. Designer of the brand. I had been eying on a difficult to find piece, but luckily just found and bought it on impulse Stay tuned.... Ken

You should have met Magali, in this case! Best, Nicolas.

Skeleted, or not... Yeees? Nooo? Come on! Best, Nicolas

It tends to burst in tears.. C'mon, I am still a beginner of JLC and the one I found (although rare) is SS model... Will show you in a few days! Ken

ask him to reveal his latest ALS first Ken. Enjoyed the interview! fernando

And I think YOU know this piece, as we were in contact about it... Best, Nicolas

This is the stuff we love to read and see, no? The photos are amazing, too. You got to see some realy beauties. I was interested in what he had to say about the size of JLC watches: JD: Many brands wanted to make big watches – 45mm, 46mm, or even larger. ... 

Maybe lost NOT in translation (as the conversation was totally in English) but he may have forgot to mention.... Yes, he does listen to the market and I was so impressed. Also, sorry, I can't answer your next question, either :-( Hahaha, don't tell anybod... 

... from this 30mins interview, we can learn interesting viewpoints and development process from this conversation. these thing are hardly found from the official materials. look forward to seeing the next Duometre. thanks for the great interview. stefan

thks fr sharing, just curious, how "big" is JLC in Japan? is there a huge following amongst the collectors, or is it still a patek n lange game?

Thanks for the report. He is certainly one of the JLC stalwarts and a real gentleman. Curious about the extent of his involvement in the design process now. Is he only involved in the 30,000 ft decisions and the details are filled up by others or does he ... 

...but the impression is that he does high-level design and concept while overseeing his staff who does the detailed work. He called the"team" including his design stuff, enamel craftmen, watchmakers "each artist" and it seems to show that he trusts each ...