Complications
I asked the Manufacture to send me some docs about MMR we don't often see. Here are a few. 1/ For Carlson. Not precised how many were made, but we can reasonnably guess a few... 2/ For Japan: 5 pices. 3/ Jewelled, limited to 50 pices: 4/ " Les Bijoux " USA: 15 pices: 5/ Boutique Edition, Black Di
if it was a 20k piece, a chronograph or some simple model, i can accept that they toy around with them. But in this case, especially when you pay so much, they should "melt" the power of such piece with so many variant, even if they are being made in small numbers. The black and orange is scandalous, even if they have some customers that have bad taste, they should stick to their original design, hoping they might educate them. Watch is great though, i almost regret not having catch one that was
I feel the best would have been to release one version in each metal ( Ti, Pt, WG, RG ), and one Enamel.... And NO limited editions at all. And each one with its own dial. Yes, the one you mentionned was the LE of 8 pièces for Sincere. ;) All this doesn't remove my love for mine, though... All the best, Fricks. Nicolas
I'll be the devil's advocate. Since the absolute production figures are *so* low, the large number of variations does little to dilute the appeal of the MMR. Consider that a piece unique is viewed as the ultimate in haute horlogerie prestige, and then consider that the larger the number of variations, the closer the individual MMR editions come to unique status. My view is that a watch produced in less than 1,000 copies (total) cannot be devalued in any sense by the existence of finite variation
JLC gives the feeling they are waving a bit in finding the right one? Not when they are totally different, but look at the Titanium version, then the LE platinum coming with the same dial than the Titanium, then the White gold with the same dial, with the difference of the colored gold indexes and hands.... This question would have not crossed my mind if we had a Pt, a Ti, a WG, a RG, and, maybe, a full enamelled version.... Best, and thank you so much for your feedback, my dear Tim. Nicolas
... and it becomes apparent that even an ardent JLC collector could go a lifetime without seeing an MMR, and most who do encounter the model will see perhaps a handful of the A. LeCoultre and Ti variants. For our study of the subject, even the most prolific and knowledgeable JLC photographer collector of modern times (cough, Nicolas, cough) must employ factory images and confirm the existence of some variations with the factory :-) Its hard to fault JLC for overexposing the watch if the variatio
Actually, I think we are more around 800 pièces in 6 years. But you are correct, I never saw the Sincere Pt Edition in my life, nor the Black and orange one, which was made for Asia or Dubail, I can't remember... Some I totally ignored, too.... And maybe I missed a few others! Best, Nicolas
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