JLC deserves a much higher status in the watch world....

Aug 04, 2020,19:27 PM
 

I guess its a question of leadership, positioning and market perception. But then again there are more choices for us at a reasonable price compared to some ridiculous values out there....Good luck with your new purchase!

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Woohoo, my latest eBay score just arrived!

 
 By: Fastwong : August 4th, 2020-13:17
I haven't had a chance to read through it yet but it's definitely fun to look back to a time when JLC had a dedication to sports watches. Interesting to read the forward by Lambert and contrast that to where JLC is today. JLC watches in "action shots" are...  

Great book. Bravo. In this book, you will also find this one, if my memory serves me well...

 
 By: amanico : August 4th, 2020-13:31
Geophysic Mont Antoine Lecoultre. A watch I could take in picture at the Heritage Gallery ...  

Yes! Great memory!

 
 By: Fastwong : August 4th, 2020-22:32
Amazing to learn how this watch was the grandfather of the master compressor line! ...  

With Mr. Lambert in charge La Big Maison was sailing full steam

 
 By: PoyFR : August 4th, 2020-16:54
For over 10 years J. Lambert has done all that was possible to bring back JLC to life and often right at the top amongst the best. He could handle every single facet of the Big Maison whilst ensuring that every effort was rewarded. I see it as the best JL... 

Agreed! I was introduced to JLC during the Lambert era so there's a part of me that still thinks of the brand that way.

 
 By: Fastwong : August 4th, 2020-23:13
It reminds me of the 60-70's American muscle cars, excessive, silly maybe, but so characterful.

The shipping from the UK was more than the book šŸ¤”

 
 By: Fastwong : August 4th, 2020-22:54
Let me know if you want to borrow it, I'll mail it to you. The EL2 story is the grand finale of the book šŸ˜‰ ...  

JLC deserves a much higher status in the watch world....

 
 By: kesharoo : August 4th, 2020-19:27
I guess its a question of leadership, positioning and market perception. But then again there are more choices for us at a reasonable price compared to some ridiculous values out there....Good luck with your new purchase!

This is awesome. As others have commented, under Lambert, JLC was a powerhouse who often flexed their horological muscle...

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 5th, 2020-16:20
the best era by far for modern JLC watches and I am one of many here that hopes JLC can get back to or restart what Jerome did all those years ago. He had a vision for JLC and executed it very well. The Extreme line was and still is amazing. This was LONG... 

Very true but back then you couldn't give away a Richard Mille either šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£

 
 By: holdemchamp1225 : August 12th, 2020-15:36
Wonder how people would react to some of the Lambert JLC Sports watches debuting in this era of "sport's watches" šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

Absolutely. [nt]

 
 By: amanico : August 13th, 2020-15:27

Those were the good old days when an old rolex was just old, not "vintage"

 
 By: Fastwong : August 13th, 2020-19:59
And an old 911 was just a fancy beetle. They say the rise in popularity of "vintage" is from a generation that sees the past as more positive than the future šŸ™„ ....

I can totally see that, like someone coming in changing the music suddenly. It's all about timing, Lambert was just a little early perhaps...

 
 By: Fastwong : August 13th, 2020-19:55
Funny, with a brand nearing on two centuries now prempting a trend by less than a decade seems pretty good actually šŸ˜‚

Since Iā€™m not in the army anymore,

 
 By: Juliusotto : August 20th, 2020-11:44
I have to use this civilian version of the Compressor line, ...