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The Gyrotourbillon is a phenomenon born in 2004, at the Jaeger Lecoultre Manufacture. At that time, indeed, and as far as I know, there were not such multi axis tourbillons in the market. Greubel Fors

Christmas is not here yet, but we didn't have to wait for it to have some surprises. Jaeger Lecoultre just sent me some news about a new watch to be unveiled right now. A Jaeger Lecoultre Reverso Trib

Gentlemen, Here is a limited edition version of the Jaeger Lecoultre Geophysic True Second, which is on to be unveiled. The True Second was unveiled in September 2015, and I had the pleasure to cover

A family picture of the Marine Grand Deck, which first came in white gold, in 2016, then in platinum and rose gold. All these versions are limited to 18 pieces. The Grand Deck pays an homage to the ma

I already reviewed that watch, some years ago. For those who are interested to learn more about it, please click here: As I often do, I am hunting several informations, here and there, and at the Man

The reason behind this side by side picture is not only motivated by the pleasure to see these 2 beauties, but to see how similar and different they can be, and to try to find an answer to the followi

While browsing on the net, I fell on that advertising: ( Credit: Vintage paper and Salvag ) This advertising was hilighting Jaeger Lecoultre movements as being the most accurate. While reading the mov

When you look at the World Time references created by Patek, there are some links between all these references. For example, an obvious link between the 1415 and the 5130 can be seen when you compare

In my Patek wish list, I have a very few references. The 5370P, of course, would be my first choice, for its black enamel dial and its rattrapante. The 5970P is another one, as well as the 5078. But,

In the Thirties and Fourties, Jaeger Lecoultre made some double and triple calendars, even with a moonphase. These watches are among the most elegant vintage Jaeger Lecoultre, especially the round tri

Three that I would LOVE to have. The most affordable from the three, the 16750: Circled... Or painted... I had this one... The crazy dream, the two tone 16753 U.A.E... What a dial. I am absolutely not

After a very short teasing, here are some excellent and exciting news. Ulysse Nardin is unveiling a watch 2 months before the SIHH 2018: The Marine Torpilleur Military. And not only one, but two versi

From May 1951.... " Jaeger equips the plane, the car and the pretty woman ". The French Marine's watchmaker. For the French Marine, there were some illustrious products, such as... The Marine Chronome

Years go by, but love is still here. At the point I can say that the 5110P is my favorite Patek, besides all the different world time references we had: 5130, 5131, 5575 and 5230. Why? Because of the

The papers, I got them with the watch. Even the original invoice, showing that the watch was bought from a Rolex AD in Tandil, Argentina, by a gentleman living in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, in May 1969

1/ Grey, Excellence Series, Limited to 100 pieces, cold as ice.... 2/ Silver white, Only Watch 2013, piece unique, of course. 3/ White Gold, smoke and white. 4/ Platinum Blue, limited to 10 pieces: I

When Jaeger Lecoultre unveiled the Reverso Gyrotourbillon 2 in October 2007 ( part of the 2008 collection ) , it was a Reversolution ( contraction of Reverso and Revolution ). There was nothing like t

I played a bit on the size of the pictures, the colors, the contrast and the neatness, then I cropped them. Just to focus on the work on the dial. Is this a nice version? For sure. I for one, was wait

A kind of masochistic list of pieces I missed all along these years of collecting watches. I prefer to warm you, it is a kind of horological horror movie. 1/ Panerai: Some 12 years ago, I missed some

The good thing with the new official Patek Web site is that now, you have decently sized pictures of their watches, and that you can work on them. For example, I worked on a close up of the 5930G dial