ripper444
2230
JLC Deep Sea Chrono
Nov 30, 2016,17:59 PM
So after owning this watch for a few weeks (my first JLC) I can honestly say this....
JLC is just ok when compared to other brands I owned.
The rotor on this watch is very loud, it is very audible when moving your wrist.
The lume on this particular model is horrible to say the least. The dial lume is very week even when using an iphone to directly charge it. If anyone has owned any seiko diver or panerai luminor models, you will understand where I am coming from on a watch that retails for 10,800.
The part that drives me insane is that I cannot grab the crown.
The design is such that unless you have very long finger nails, you cannot pull the crown out. Since the crown is not screwed down and does not pop out, it makes this a big pain to tinker with. The other part that annoys me even more is when setting the time and pushing in the crown, it moves the minute hand. It takes a few tries to sync the time and push in the crown so it does not move the minute hand off the hour marker.
I like the looks of this piece but do not see myself owning it in the long haul. Too many things that annoy me and none of this was apparent at the AD. Does anyone else have this model and feel the same way about the things I mentioned?