Clavi
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To each is own indeed
Jan 18, 2017,03:06 AM
But I am growing fed-up with the constant mismatching of elements from different watches from different eras under the pretent of hommages or anniversaries or commemorations, while the end result doesn't follow the basic, common-sense rules of functionnally and aesthetically correct dial / hands design cofiguration.
I think it is either a lack of horological culture by the designers in charge, or lack of respect about the heritage that JLC in particular puts at the heart of their value proposition (I don't know which is worst)
Master date / Sector and Master Geo / Sector are major failures with regards to the intent of the sector dial origins.
You might like them if you don't have the background, which is fair, and the intended target market probably doesn't have the background either and can do with an average product, but it would not be costlier to do things correctly and respect the heritage
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New JLC novelties
By: vitalsigns : January 16th, 2017-07:33
There are some others on JLC's website, besides what Nico has posted (but I'm sure he will post soon with all relevant details and characteristic in-depth coverage). Check out the master line...there is a retro-style Master Control, Geographique and Chron...
This is nice.
By: willski : January 17th, 2017-08:46
Seems sector dials are \'in\' these days, but not going to complain
The new Master Control Date with Sector Dial is great
By: reintitan : January 16th, 2017-10:46
but would have been oh so much better without a date calendar. I'm liking that JLC has gone all out on these Sector Dials with the Master line, but they need to make a time only version with high water resistance. And they need to revamp the movements wit...
I like the new chronograph but...
By: logan2z : January 16th, 2017-13:23
I have to say I prefer the old one - and not just because I own it I just think the previous generation had an air of elegance and nicely straddled the line between classic and modern. The new ones are decidedly retro and just seem to be missing a bit of ...
And a very poor choice of hands as well
By: Clavi : January 16th, 2017-14:17
Those hands, taken from the 1940s calendar luminous dial version, make no sense whatsoever on a non-luminous sector dial. It just looks like mismatched hands, of which the luminous has fallen off. Quite a design faux pas from a purist perspective
To each his own.
By: M4 : January 17th, 2017-16:09
I like the skeleton hands. The hands and dial are very clean imo. M4
To each is own indeed
By: Clavi : January 18th, 2017-03:06
But I am growing fed-up with the constant mismatching of elements from different watches from different eras under the pretent of hommages or anniversaries or commemorations, while the end result doesn't follow the basic, common-sense rules of functionnal...
I think the problem stems from the fact..
By: Tiggermelad : January 17th, 2017-22:38
..that the watch is too big for the movement. If it was a mm or so smaller the date box would be just in the place of the 3 and the hour sector circle would be unbroken. That would work for me, but having the date box interrupt the hour sector is just clu...
See below
By: vitalsigns : January 17th, 2017-10:37
www.jaeger-lecoultre.com I found some of the novelties/updates by scrolling through the collections. I don't believe that all of the novelties/updates are featured in any separate section of the website. Cheers, John
JLC made a good job
By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : January 19th, 2017-14:42
Finally the dials are full. Neither too much blank space, nor too many indications (result is a mess). The master control date wouldn't have been better in this way? (i made it with PAINT in 7 seconds) Sometimes, one mm makes a huge difference in the over...