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Here it is, my friends. It's been a long time I fell under the charm on a Sub without crownguards, and each time I saw one, and tested it, there was something wrong, like a redone dial or a service di

- Introduction - The Géophysic is certainly one of these watches which counts a lot in the JLC History, along with the Reverso, the Pilot Watches, the Future Matic, and the Memovoxes ( Deep Seal Alarm

I'm very happy to share with you the results of the 2009 Chronometry Contest, which were just sent to me by my contact at the Manufacture. JLC took the 2 first places! The First place for the Cal 978

That is a watch I really wanted to see in the flesh, since Michael C and Marcus posted some pictures about it. I had the opportunity to see it at the Salon Des Belles Montres, in Paris, this Week End.

This dinner will definitely belong to the category of unforgettable events: A nice Place The Place Vendome, where the Chopard Paris Boutique is located, then the famous Restaurant " Le Costes ". Great

- Introduction - JLC revealed to the Public the Hybris Mechanica 55 for the very first time in September 2009, in Venezia, during the " Mostra ". The Hybris Mechanica 55 is a set of 3 watches: - The H

Before speaking about the " plat de resistance " with the Grande Sonnerie, let's see the 2 other watches of this fabulous set, the Gyrotourbillon I, and the Triptyque. These are, now, well known watch

In 2004, Tag Heuer presented an original watch, the V4. Since 2004, we were impatiently waiting to see the final version of this watch. It is now done! In November, and till the end of this year, Tag

It always happens. When visiting the Manufacture, you always fall on Divine surprises, being modern or Vintage. Here, I'll speak about some Vintage Marvels I saw at the Heritage Gallery. Some are well

I finally found it a sister... While doing my homework on the Omega Vintage Diving Watches, I had 3 options... Adding a military SM 300: BUT, even if things look good ( non ratchet bezel, good case ba

I wanted to dedicate this post, the first of many others to come after my visit at the JLC Manufacture, to all these women and men who work there, who live in the shadow of the Artists ( Designers, Ma

Did you ever dream of being an Explorer? It was time to try to give to this watch the interest it deserves. The Rolex History is not only full of Subs, or GMT, but also includes for several decades th

Well, Guys, I have to confess that I sinned again, and that I finally decided to buy this SM 14 755... I'm preparing a small quick view on this superb watch, but while playing with it, something jumpe

What better illustration than this painting to present this watch? First of all, because it is a co branded Chrono, coming from the common JLC and Aston Martin World. Then because if you pay attention

In 1996, for the 150th Anniversary of the brand, U.N, under the imagination and the genius of a man, Mr Oeschlin, introduced the Perpetual Calendar. ( Don't know who to credit for this picture ) You w

The Deep Sea Alarm was the very first JLC Diving Watch, while the Navy Seals is the latest creation form " La Grande Maison ", as an hommage to this historic model, born 50 years ago. The Deep Sea Ala

Maybe you remember that a few months ago, I bought this Royal Oak: The bezel was certainly polished by Borat himself, the dial had an awesome patina, the hands too, but maybe let guess some problems w

Every good thing has an end, and sadly, Holidays are not an exception to the rule... This year, I brought with me 2 UN watches, the Sonata ( I never travel without it, as it is a perfect companion for

There are watches to live with, and watches to dream with. JLC certainly offers both of this kind of watches. I will begin with some of my treasures, here, and will come back further with the heavy tr

The patina is a bit like Alchimy. There is no golden rule to get a very nice patina, it's much more a question of time than artificial means. When I think that some prefer to change their old dial for