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I do not know all the tech in's and out's on these two but what I know: my wrist would be glad to grant them some space.
Nov 21, 2017,11:57 AM
Top notch pictures of to fantastic watches my friend!
Cheers, HSTE
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It's great to see them side-by-side and
By: crown comfort : November 21st, 2017-02:10
yes, the dials have a lot in common. They do serve a very different purpose and will have a different wirst feel, but they are unmistakenly Memovoxes. The LeCoultre Polaris is my favourite. What a watch! CC
Hmm, there is a robust "family resemblance" with these two
By: Tim_M : November 21st, 2017-18:45
But I believe that it is the product of coincidence or a series by a single commissioned designer. Since even the most complete manufactures rarely employed full-time designers until the 1990s, I suspect that JLC may have found a Vallee de Joux artist tha...
Magali's signature was 'form over function'
By: Clavi : November 22nd, 2017-02:49
It is sad IMHO that the only JLC 'designer' that will be remembered is MM. Likely because she was a young blond person and was quite exposed in the communication as such (yes, I said it, and if you look at the comments from admirers back in the days, comm...
Freelance watch designers were very common back then
By: Tim_M : November 22nd, 2017-04:04
This is exactly how most watches were designed during the mid-century period. Genta, Albert, Richard Arbib, and others worked almost exclusively on a project basis. And while JLC did not "style" the Ervin Piquerez-engineered Super Compressor case itself, ...
Awesome Collection
By: Gelato Monster : November 21st, 2017-19:01
Thank you Nico. I always learn something from your post.
The dials have the same dimensions ...
By: blomman Mr Blue : November 22nd, 2017-01:14
And are interchangeable... Interesting point, Nicolas. I always thought the black E 855 was inspired to the Polaris 65 dial. But if the timeline you state is true, then most passable scenario would be. white E 855 White -> Polaris 65 -> E 855 Black. It ex...
That claim seems to b e totally foolish IMHO
By: Clavi : November 22nd, 2017-02:36
Ordering 'special dials' was certainly not a thing back in 1968 with JLC (nor has it been much since). Plus, what would be the rationale. I claim BS on that story (as I suspect you do ! )
I have seen a pic of the watch...
By: blomman Mr Blue : November 22nd, 2017-02:46
But not in real. Hard to see that as real, but in the same time, hard to understand why one would make it up... Since the owner is not trying to sell the watch and would make more money on putting in a scrappy Polaris 68... I have tried to get the story c...