Jaeger-LeCoultre

ArthurSG
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101 Wow! I wonder why Jaeger gets some stick sometimes

for not being one of the leading higher tier brands along Lange or Patek.  Granted, for MOSTof their pieces IMO, the finish is not of the standard of Lange but I do not think they are too far off patek if at all (don;t flame me patek fans, I have one too).

I also keep hearing Jaeger being described as a luxury brand for the masses or the cheapest high end manufacturer (supposedly due to the reason that their watches are the cheapest to manufacture.  Again this is what I hear and Jaeger fans, don;t flame me, I just bought one for my wife and am considering a Reverso Grande of sorts to accompany that purchase).  Maybe its due to the many models they have introduced after the reverso range which for my novice opinion, is JLC defined.

But this Cal 101.  Whether it is manufactured at a low cost, which if is the case, its a credit to JLC management, it should be by any count, seen as an engineering work of art then and now.  Even more so, it should also help to perhaps better describe JLC as a manufacture that should be known more for the its movement research, design and expertise?  After all the Cal 101 as we have seen is followed by the interesting movement of the Duometre and Triptyque no?

Thank you again for this thread.  I may be off base with my comments above and for that I ask pardon for this always learning novice.