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A Fantastic Event, the presentation of the DBS

Aston Martin and JLC organized yesterday night a tremendous event, the launch and the presentation of the DBS, in one of the greatest restaurant of Paris, " Apicius ".DBS, the new Aston Martin Car, and DBS, the Amvox Watch!Mr U. BEZ, the Aston Martin CEO, and Mr J. LAMBERT, the JLC CEO gathered for this occasion. God knows what they were talking about in the DBS car! LOLBut it seemed to be interesting and funny! Let me tell you that it was a fantastic event!Great cars, and...

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By amanico: Thursday, October 2nd, 2008-20:24 | comments (0) | photos(34)

A Great Event in Paris: The 1st Reverso Gyro Tourbillon II Has Landed!

An impressive crown was expecting to go in the JLC Shop, this Saturday, to admire the Gyro Tourbillon II:I took my precautions, and arrived at the opening of the Boutique, where our Bimbeano ( Filip ) joined me.That's what we saw, two hours after, while going out of the Boutique, to have a nice lunch with some friends... Wooooooow! I have to say that it was worth the wait, as the Gyro II is indeed even better than when I saw it in Geneva.In Geneva, then in London, we saw the prototype, in SS, as...

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By amanico: Sunday, September 28th, 2008-18:46 | comments (0) | photos(32)

Open de France de Polo in Chantilly

You may wonder why you see a second subject about the Open de France finals in Chantilly this last Sunday! In fact you are lucky not because you get two JLC forum moderators for the price of one, but because we don't have the same exact taste! So if you do your homework and go down the page, you'll see two watches you've probably never seen before! Teasing, teasing! A windy afternoon Here is the full covering: jlc.watchprosite.com ===In addi...

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By Dje: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008-01:50 | comments (0)

Master 8 Days Perpetual Calendar Skeleton, an in Depth Review of a piece of Art

I'm very happy to introduce my new piece to you, a true piece of Art, the Master 8 Days Perpetual Calendar Skeleton.All began at the 2007 SIHH, with the launch of some extrardinary watches, as the Extrem Lab, the Duo Metre, the Diving GMT, Chrono and Pro Geo, and ...last but not least, this very special Perpetual Calendar. As I wrote in a previous post, JLC worked from another great watch, the 8 Days Perpetual A. Lecoultre in platinum, a piece released in 2005, and its fabulous movement, the Cal 876. ...

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By amanico: Monday, September 15th, 2008-20:25 | comments (0)

Review of a very nice Vintage JLC Diving watch: The Deep Sea Alarm

The Memovox Deep Sea Alarm: In 1959, the first Alarm Diving Watch was born, and it was given the name of Memovox Deep Sea, ref E 857 for Europe, and 8184 for the USA...Here, the European Model: And there, the American Version, the big difference being the dial, with a special writing, and the indexes: The Movement is the Cal 815, which was produced in 1956, and first used in the Memovox, before being introduced in this Deep Sea.This is an Automatic Caliber ( with this special Bumper...

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By amanico: Monday, September 8th, 2008-21:24 | comments (2) | photos(26)

Summer's summary of 2008 new JLCs

Five months have passed since the SIHH and as the holidays are coming to an end, it's time to think back and begin to prepare the year's end celebrations. The Jaeger-LeCoultre SIHH entrance We're going to see the new watches arrive in the stores very soon, I've even heard that some watches are there already. Here is the full subject: jlc.watchprosite.com / ...

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By Dje: Sunday, August 31st, 2008-05:20 | comments (0)

Attend a polo match with Jaeger-LeCoultre

Dear Jaeger-LeCoultre fans, Jaeger-LeCoultre becomes the main partner of the "Jaeger-LeCoultre Open de France Polo Cup 2008" played in Chantilly this coming September.The French Open is one of the four main tournaments in Europe, no less.Taking place at Apremont, Chantilly, in the North of Paris, this event is a great opportunity to attend a polo game of highest level.Several Argentinian and English polo players playing the French season will be there, among them are expected Martin Aguerre and his br...

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By Dje: Friday, August 22nd, 2008-11:16 | comments (0)

Memovox Speed Beat, The Review

Memovox watches are very interesting watches, but the problem is that when you begin to pay some interest to them, you understand that you will open more doors than you will close.From 1950 to the beginning of the 80ies, there were a lot of different versions which were made, with different dials, metals, and even sometimes funny complications ( The Memovox Parking! ), sometimes esoteric, like the WorldTime Memovox, which is not in fact a Worldtime, but a decorated dial with the names of the cities of the ...

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By amanico: Monday, August 11th, 2008-20:33 | comments (0) | photos(14)

A journey through vintage ads

I would like to share with you some vintage ads in order to go through 40 years of Jaeger-LeCoultre history (from the late 1920s to the late 1960s). From Jaeger to Jaeger-LeCoultre At the beginning of the 20th century, Lecoultre was an established company in the watchmaking industry, but it remained unknown to the final customers, as the manufacture was a supplier of nice movements for other brands. I have never seen Lecoultre ads from that period. On the other hand, Jaeger was a recognized name,...

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By Marv: Wednesday, August 6th, 2008-22:00 | comments (0) | photos(75)

JLC Contest

The Prizes - 2 Copies of the JLC ONE 2008 The ONE 2008 is the first issue of the JLC Yearbook. Inside consists the converged work of talented photographers and watchmakers showcasing over a century and half of watchmaking marvels. This inaugural issue of JLC ONE Yearbook is a must-have for JLC collectors and fans! Contest Rules ...

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By amanico: Thursday, July 31st, 2008-12:19 | comments (0) | photos(4)

As we spoke of Perpetual Calendars, is the A.LECOULTRE 8 DAYS Perpetual the nicest?

I recently posted a topic about the Grande Memovox, an appealing perpetual calendar with its platinum case and its deep blue dial...It gave me the idea to make a comparative post about JLC Perpetual Calendars...This A.L 8 Days Perpetual is, for me, one of the more elgant and very nicest JLC Perpetual CalendarIt corresponds more to the view I have of a classic and timeless piece. The platinum case ( All the A.LECOULTRE watches have a platinum case ), is 41,5mm large, traditionnaly designed, with som...

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By amanico: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008-13:42 | comments (3) | photos(26)

The Jaeger-LeCoultre 175th Anniversary exhibition in Singapore

To mark its 175th Anniversary, JLC has organised a series of events here in Singapore, including a watchmaking Masterclass as well as various talks. In conjunction with those events is an exhbition of some of the best JLC timepieces from past and present. Click here to see more. - SJX SJX's report: CLICK HERE raphmeister's report: CLICK HERE Kong's report: CLICK HERE MTF's report: CLICK HERE Jacky's report: CLICK HERE ...

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By SJX: Sunday, July 20th, 2008-04:34 | comments (0)

A quick Ode to the Black Memovox

This is IMHO the nicest, the most elegant Memovox ever made!I had the opportunity to get one for some days, and to take some pics to share with you all.And, although I already knew that I loved it, now I know that I need it!The Memovox ref E 855, is IMHO a timeless watch, and with the black dial and these thin and long embossed indexes, this version is just gorgeous.Look at these curves, at these proportions and volumes, Did you notice the slightly domed plexy, which enhances the ch...

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By amanico: Wednesday, July 16th, 2008-21:29 | comments (1) | photos(14)

JLC Duo Metre à Chronographe, the first pics of the definitive watch

Well, not mine, as I'm waiting for the platinum version which will be delivered further...For the moment, Rose Gold are the first, and a few will be delivered to some few ADs.But the important thing is to know that they are arrived, isn't it?And to examine them very carefully, as I did, to make our mind about the level of finish of this so expected watch.I saw several times the protos, in the 3 metals, I always loved this piece, but let me tell you that the level of finish, the feeling of high quality is i...

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By amanico: Sunday, July 6th, 2008-11:38 | comments (0) | photos(35)

The Watch With A "Secret Code" - JLC Master Twinkling Diamonds

LOCATION : SingaporeDATE & TIME : 25 June 2008, 12:00 GMTMy mobile rang. The CLI displayed " Private Number". I pressed the answer button ... no sound. After about two seconds...a cracked voice came through. "Meet me at the extraction point in one hour!"The line was disconnected...................I dashed off to the site. Exactly an hour our anonymous friends appeared with a parcel.And one of our anonymous friends uttered, " you have 2 days to deliver the content to site!...

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By Kong: Friday, July 4th, 2008-10:38 | comments (0)

Jaeger-Lecoultre beyond watches!

From time to time I try to present you some aspects of Jaeger-LeCoultre that are not directly related to watches. Not easy for sure as we are so much into watches here and they are so much into watches there! This June I had an extraordinary opportunity to explore one of theses aspects by myself. Let me try to bring you the more out of it! Jaeger-LeCoultre Squadra Hometime It was a short trip to London, 24 hours in England no more but a very pleasant trip to sa...

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By Dje: Monday, June 30th, 2008-20:50 | comments (0)

Master Grande Memovox, the platinum LE

There is a true tradition at " La Grande Maison ", with the perpetual calendars. I will try to treat each of them post by post, and will begin by the Grande Memovox...........................The Come Back of an old friend : The Master Grande Memovox.What a great pleasure to see it again!A bit like a trip in the good old time, when I saw it first in late 2001.I made a quick review of the Perpetual Calendars and alarm, so here's the link for those who want to know more about this stunning combo: jlc.wat...

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By amanico: Wednesday, June 11th, 2008-14:53 | comments (0)

Master World Géographique, a new version

I told you that some new watches will pop up quite soon, after the SIHH.The Master World Geographique is one of those watches.Well, the new thing is that this model is now available in titanium with a special dial and will be only available at the Boutiques, Till now the Boutique version was a LE of something like 30 pieces in SS, now, in this metal, this is a non LE.The previous Boutique Version: Now the new titanium model: As you can see, the new things on this watch are the titanium case, ...

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By amanico: Thursday, June 5th, 2008-20:58 | comments (4)

Reverso Art Deco, The Review

The Reverso Art Deco: From the early 90's till the end of the 2d Millenary, JLC produced some of the nicest Reversos ever made, in an astonishing LE of 500 pieces:first, the 60eme, to commemorate as it deserves a watch that without doubt had to be called an ICON, the Reverso, the first of a great watch story, produced in 1931...So in 1991, came this 60eme: Then followed the Reverso Tourbillon, another pure Masterpiece, in 1993: And by another very appealing watch, the Mi...

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By amanico: Tuesday, May 27th, 2008-14:53 | comments (1) | photos(28)

JLC CEO Jerome Lambert, The Interview

Jerome LAMBERT, THE INTERVIEW. Q: What is your personal take on Jaeger-LeCoultre? R: I would define Jaeger-LeCoultre as a brand of beautiful horology tradition and especially of horology know-how. Back in 2001 / 2002 we were convinced about that already and proud of our capacities. We just had to turn this know-how and potential into full reality, obviously without forgetting the founding principles of JLC and its creators as Antoine LeCoultre himself. Collection after collection, we've...

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By amanico: Monday, May 19th, 2008-19:07 | comments (0) | photos(24)

Magli Metrailler from the JLC Design Department, The Interview

Interview with Magali Metrailler, from the JLC Design Department How and why did you come to work at JLC ? I started my career as a home designer, an architect.I earned my diploma in Interior Design in 1995, and another Diploma in Architecture in 1996.Then I studied at the European Design Institute in Milano ( Italy ), and I graduated in 1999.I worked fro some Architects as Bernard HEUTTE, and the Comina and Co Architects Office between 1991 and 1996.Then, I worked as a Free Lance for various ...

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By amanico: Sunday, May 11th, 2008-11:34 | comments (0) | photos(21)

The Platinum Reversos...The Review

While reading all the JLC documents and books, I fell on some very nice Platinum Reversos, and started thinking on how many were made. As I was trying to number them, I suddenly was conscient that it was quite a possible thematic collection, as they are quite a lot,but not too many, and interesting as they cover some interesting complications, and to be more precise, quite all the complications, except the Minute Repeater! The main problem is that this kind of collection is quite impossible to...

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By amanico: Thursday, May 1st, 2008-07:39 | comments (2) | photos(49)

Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Squadra Polo Fields live pics

Here is the covering of the new JLC Reverso Squadra Polo Fields: jlc.watchprosite.com ...

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By Dje: Thursday, April 17th, 2008-09:50 | comments (0)

The 1833 collection, a tribute to JLC history!

Here is the full covering of the 1833 collection: jlc.watchprosite.com ...

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By Dje: Thursday, April 17th, 2008-09:46 | comments (0)

SIHH 2008: a new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin range

Ultra thin watches have lost most of their prestige in the last decades as the quartz era has made us forget the mastery they require! On the contrary ultra thin watches remain for the calibre amateurs and the real horology fans a real proof of great talent! Ultra thin watches took a very important place in Jaeger-LeCoultre's history. In fact Jacques-David Le Coultre came to answer Edmond Jaeger's search for ultra thin calibres in 1903. That's ultra thin calibres and LeCoul...

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By Dje: Wednesday, April 16th, 2008-14:03 | comments (0)

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