amanico
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First of all, welcome here and congratulations on your Master 8 Days.
This Master 8 Days is a very interesting and appealing watch. The movement has been used by JLC in the Antoine Lecoultre ( platinum ), but also in the Rose gold version which was unveiled in the same year than the A.Lecoultre ( 2003 ).
Then, came the Master 8 Days, the one you own, in steel.
It was welcomed with mixed feelings as the owners of the first A Lecoultre or Rose Gold versions were not too happy to see that it came one year later, in steel.
Nonetheless, this is a great watch, with an excellent movement, which was used by other brands, such as... Panerai in its Radiomir PAM 190 / 197 / 198.
To give you some answers, no the Cal 877 is not hand finished. The level of decoration is not the same than the Cal 879 housed in the Septantieme, which is finished in... White gold ( for the Septantième Pt ) or rose gold ( Septantième rose gold ). Therefore, the Septantième Cal 879 has a swan neck which is absent in the Cal 876.
The Cal 876 received a hand made finish in one watch: The 8 Days Perpetual Skeleton ( 876 Sq ). For the non Skeleton perpetual calendar 8 days, no hand finish.
Unpopular? Certainly not, but it was in competition with the Reverso Grande Date, and with the 15 Power Reserve movement of the Master Minute Repeater, Cal 947, if I am correct.
After a good 7 or 8 years life, JLC discontinued it. Is it sad? Yes! But it seems that automatic movements are more in the air than manual movements, which I deeply regret.
Is this a bad watch? Certainly not! A very nice and interesting one, which was developed in different versions and limited ( or boutique ) editions.
Enjoy.
Nicolas
This message has been edited by amanico on 2016-07-14 10:48:21 This message has been edited by amanico on 2016-07-14 22:54:04
My 1st Day & 1st Mechanical Watch (JLC Master 8 Days)
Hi all, I'm from Singapore, I have been reading this wonderful and informative forum since mid-2015 and have decided to finally join today=) After many years saving up as a student, I have bought my 1st mechanical watch: a pre-owned JLC Master 8 Days seve...
Welcome Brian!
Great watch to celebrate your graduation and very nice first post Once more welcome and keep posting Sincerely Damjan
Welcome to you
I owned this Jaeger Master 8 days as it was, for me and when I did my choice, a nice alternative to the Reverso Grande Date 8 days that I found too big (both case size and thickness. Nevertheless, I owned one too finally ;-) I know that is strange to comp...
Cool my 1st M8D friend =)
Hi Alkiro, I have actually considered the Reverso Grande Date 8 Days too. However, like you I found it too big for me as I have a small wrist and it also lacks the Day/Night indicator which I loved on the Reverso Septantieme, so in the end I had to pass i...
First of all, welcome here and congratulations on your Master 8 Days.
This Master 8 Days is a very interesting and appealing watch. The movement has been used by JLC in the Antoine Lecoultre ( platinum ), but also in the Rose gold version which was unveiled in the same year than the A.Lecoultre ( 2003 ). Then, came the Mast...
Thanks a lot for taking time to answer my questions
Hi Nicolas, Firstly, thank you for the warm welcome to this great community and I have learnt more about my watch from your informative comment=) In your comment, you mentioned that the Septantieme Cal 879 has a swan neck which is absent in the Cal 877 of...
Great to meet a fellow Singaporean here =)
TGIF, haha have a great day today and enjoy your weekends tmr ^^ Best Wishes, Brian
and greetings from another Singaporean too
I think you'll find many JLC fans in SG, whether of modern or vintage JLCs. Welcome!
Thanks a lot for the warm welcome NT =)
Cool, it's great to know that there's many JLC fans in SG ^^ Have a great Sunday evening bro. Best Wishes, Brian
First & importantly, a warm welcome here !.. Congrats to Your Master 8 days- a very fine watch, with useful complications.. :))
.. Keep us posted about your future experiences with your JLC. - As you have been reading & looking here in the Forum, you will have realized , it is an open & friendly environment. Kind regards & Best, hs
A JLC Master 8 Days as the 1st mechanical watch...
...makes you the rookie of rookies! Congrulations!!!
hehe thanks a lot Marcelo =D
I wanted my 1st mechanical watch to have a good DNA and a little story to share when asked about it ^^ For eg, The Cal. 877 was used in the JLC Master Antoine LeCoultre, a tribute watch for the 200th anniversary of the birth of its founder. The Grande Dat...
Wow nice first post and first watch
You certainly have done your research about the movement, which looks great!
Hello from a fellow Singaporean! =)
Great start with the JLC! Hope to hear more from you Brian! J
Hi and thanks J =D
Have a great day bro, TGIF have a great weekend tmr ^^ Best Wishes, Brian
Thank you very much for the warm welcome =)
Hi Mitch, I want to take this opportunity to say I really enjoyed every minute of your On Time podcast interview and learnt lots from it. And really love your Ulysse Nardin Freak 60th birthday cake, so sweet of your wife to surprise you with that, it is o...
Well me to the forum and a great inspiring story to start with...
Looking forward to More posts from you ! Br,
Feel free to click View Entire Thread to see more M8D photos that I found =D
Hi guys, I have actually uploaded several more photos in the comment section on the JLC Master 8 Days that I found online during my research before I bought my M8D. So, feel free to click the View Entire Thread to view more of them =D This was created as ...
Double congratulations!
For your graduation and for this watch. A JLC model that is not seen much but is attractive and what a nice choice for a first mechanical watch. Multiple complications and a manual winding movement. Excellent watch, I'd say, and I hope the love is long wi...
Many thanks Richard, my good neighbour =)
Have a great night, sleep well. Best Wishes, Brian
Thank you for the warm welcome, Black Dial M8D +1 =)
Hi, The black dial Master 8 Days is a black beauty imo, sadly I have never seen 1 in metal before. Imo very rare only 50 of it in stainless steel were made and few clear photos of it online too. Below are 2 photos of it that I found online in the past whe...