Lankysudanese
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It’s more than a counter-attack, IMHO.
Apr 27, 2020,09:20 AM
65-hr PR from a micro-rotor!!!
There’s another couple of neat tid-bits up it’s sleeve as well. Let’s see if others appreciate them, or see them as just marketing talk points.
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Horological warfare: stainless steel perpetual calendars
By: Lankysudanese : April 27th, 2020-07:37
L.U.Chopard’s new perpetual twin US$24,700 monochrome-watches.com Versus IWC’s new Portugueser Perpetual Calendar US$22,000 www.timeandwatches.com Which wins? I know what I’d buy ...
IWC
By: Lankysudanese : April 27th, 2020-07:40
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By: Mr.Gatsby : April 27th, 2020-12:32
When it comes to perpetual calendars, I gravitate back to Patek — and thats only if I want one which I don’t at this point. I think the presentation of a PC is very important. The problem with the Chopard is the case size. If at 39-40mm I think this would...
Yeah, the size makes it a no-go for certain-sized wrists.
By: Lankysudanese : April 27th, 2020-13:50
But then again (please correct me if I’m wrong) Patek doesn’t make a dress watch perpetual calendar in stainless steel. if they did, it wouldn’t be in the same pricing category and the waitlist would be quoted in ‘decades’😁😁
It’s more than a counter-attack, IMHO.
By: Lankysudanese : April 27th, 2020-09:20
65-hr PR from a micro-rotor!!! There’s another couple of neat tid-bits up it’s sleeve as well. Let’s see if others appreciate them, or see them as just marketing talk points.
True.
By: bchankai : April 27th, 2020-15:24
The base Chopard movement is one for which I have a soft spot. It was an early movement to adopt a double barrel system to increase the power reserve. While the Pellaton winding system is frequently discussed in the context of the IWC 7 day movements, the...
I can only nod in appreciation for the erudition. 🙏🏿
By: Lankysudanese : April 27th, 2020-17:19
Is the geneva seal issue just due to manufacture location? And, if so, why couldn’t they issue it with the QF (Qualite Fleurier) certification if it is truly finished to the same degree??
Thanks for the kind comment
By: bchankai : April 27th, 2020-18:03
As you might know, they used to Geneva seal the more refined variants of that movement (for example in the 1.96 but not the 4.96 of the Chopard Sport 2000) but stopped obtaining Geneva seals when they started doing QF. I would imagine that it certainly re...
+1 [nt]
By: Gelato Monster : April 27th, 2020-18:06
Moon phase vs large date
By: roundel : April 27th, 2020-09:10
Tough call. I think I like the previous IWC perpetual better than either of these, but I voted for a GO perpetual with my dollars. I like getting the Panorama date, moon phase, and leap year indication.
I think that most would agree.
By: Lankysudanese : April 27th, 2020-10:11
I wonder what people think of the following: 1. IWC’s synchronized jumping of the the day/date/month at the same instant. 2. L.U.Chopard’s COSC certification. How many people value one attribute over the other?
LOL! [nt]
By: amanico : April 27th, 2020-22:45
LUC
By: keks : April 27th, 2020-10:21
By a long mile... for me at least. But at 43mm likely large for me...
Tie 🤣
By: TeutonicCarFan : April 27th, 2020-10:58
I don't like the leap year indicator on the LUC and wish it had a moonphase. The IWC subdials seem to be off for me but do like a center seconds. Finishing to LUC.
Hi Lanky, the Chopard hands down!
By: jlc.thomsen : April 27th, 2020-10:59
All LUC Chopard are superior to anything coming from Shaffhausen-But why not consider the JLC ultrathin PC at this price point? Courtesy JLC website ...
Oh no....
By: MTR : April 27th, 2020-14:41
Looks like a small movement in a large case? That would be not my cup of tea.
Thanks Hussam, didn’t notice that on the IWC
By: jlc.thomsen : April 27th, 2020-22:46
I’m such a non-IWC person that I don’t even look at them. My bad. Prejudices. I love the Ingenieur 666 to death so no offence. On the LUC: Movement has to fit the case. They have to be conceived designed and integrated.
🙏 [nt]
By: MTR : April 27th, 2020-14:02
between these two, Definitely Chopard [nt]
By: Gelato Monster : April 27th, 2020-15:10
But above those two I would choose JLC Master Ultra Thin Perpetual in Stell ( Black, White) or if I have the feeling to go swanky i would go Master Ultra Thin Perpetual Enamel. Here they are by Nico www.watchprosite.com and my choice www.watch...
Thanks for the suggestion, GM.
By: Lankysudanese : April 27th, 2020-17:09
We’d briefly discussed that timepiece earlier in the thread. A formidable proposition by JLC, indeed. Take care my friend
😂😂😂
By: Lankysudanese : April 27th, 2020-22:08
Touché. The ‘seconds’ wording is superfluous
To be consistent
By: dte2 : April 27th, 2020-23:31
They should've added the 7 (days) and the 12 (months) on the other two subdials
GMT function?
By: Dunajska : April 28th, 2020-04:15
Apologize for the misplaced question, but why do some perpetual calendars have GMT functions while others don't? Is the addition of a GMT function a specific type of watch model or simply a roll of the dice whether a manufacturer decides to add it or not?...
I don't love either but I prefer...
By: Mostel : April 30th, 2020-16:01
the Chopard because I know it will be a better finished watch... and the IWC moon is too small... however the Chopard has all the elements crowded 'in the middle' of the dial, or 'feels' that way, (cluttered) and illegible, (although when you look closer ...
I can’t un-see them anymore, now that you’ve mentioned them:
By: Lankysudanese : April 30th, 2020-17:19
The cluttered L.U.Chopard dial, and that IWC moonphase. What about the large sweeping seconds on the IWC? Nobody has mentioned it yet, but it seems to make the watch less classy and more sporty, if you follow my drift