Now that would be an awesome tribute piece to produce. Except maybe make it 38-39 mm? Black and white dials, too, maybe I'll take one of each :-)
May 22, 2019,20:22 PM
Keep screwback solid case, 100m WR. Mme Renier, are you listening? I know, I know, no manual wind central seconds. And not the belle/haute horologie which she favors at present. But I still dream on.
JLC E159 has been one of my favourite vintage watches since I saw one a few years ago here. Since then I've bought a sold a few until I found one a good condition where both the dial and the case were well-preserved. Here are some shots. However, I couldn...
Absolutely outstanding! I would buy one in a heartbeat if they made a new one, particularly if they kept it fairly close to the original. Thanks for sharing the great pictures.
when did 159 get a screw down back and at what point the movement got upgraded to the nickel-plated BWSbr. I don't think the M.N. has requested a specific combo of watch and movement. Or have they?
My old e159 had the snap back, and fabrique en Suisse (white dial) - the screw backs seem a bit less common - there was one extraordinary example of a shom with a screw back at artcurial (I think it was) a couple of years back. ...? ...
Keep screwback solid case, 100m WR. Mme Renier, are you listening? I know, I know, no manual wind central seconds. And not the belle/haute horologie which she favors at present. But I still dream on.
I am still waiting for JLC to give me a (new) reason to buy a sibling to my steel TTG... I am surprised you would accept the 898, since you found this to be the weak spot in the TTG, n'est-ce pas?