Jaeger-LeCoultre

Tim_M
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Consider how challenging it is to find real images of the iterations...

... 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 variations themselves are so rare as to defy photography, and many of the special editions were geographically specific (I think even the DLC/Orange was for a Mexican JLC importer), so they're scattered to the four corners of the Earth, not clustered in a Geneva showroom.

I can see the objection to over-iteration in the case of watches that are supposed to be exclusive (AP, Hublot, looking at you), but when the watch is this rare (5-600 in five, six years?), it's easy to forget any variation that one doesn't like; the MMR is so rare that the offending example may never be encountered in real life.

I deeply admire your dedication in compiling this list. Without this thread for reference, it may be impossible of anyone outside of JLC to compile a complete historical account of the MMR. This thread is a like an historic document in many ways.

Best,

Tim