for this great report. This is a watch I was hoping for and I have already called my AD in december, after your initial post. Although "salivating" thanks to your pics, I do't mind the wait (again) ... I know I will be satisfied. Thanks Nico, saludos from (today) rainy Spain, Tony
"The metal of the case is a factor, indeed, and inlfuences the volume of the sound." All things equal except case material, comparing the alarms of the Polaris in steel and platinum, the steel case seemed louder to me. Tony
If you pay some attention, you will find that the rotor is quite noisy (and by the way ... efficient), but noisy just until the mainspring is fully "charged". From that point on, the rotor is hardly audible. As Clavi said, it is not much of a problem to remove the rotor to "convert" it to a manual w
of the ligthning seconds wheel !!! Simple, elegant, ingenious ... The watch is beautifull, as a watch and as a concept. Thanks Nico (Until I can afford one ... do you think JLC would agree to sell me just that seconds wheel ? I would just mount it on a glass stand or frame it ) Saludos, Tony
JLC did make a mistake. They had 2 options in solving the problem: They could hold up delivery of all Polaris until a new batch of "good" dials is available. A consequence of this would be that you would know nothing about the mistake and a few more months of waiting. On the other hand, they could d