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Hi Nico - I must have missed your earlier review..
This is an interesting iteration of the MGTGC.
Without the MR - it still has some serious "complications" 
Sidereal Time; Orbital & Flying Tourbillon; Guilloche dial (& silicon hairspring?); GMT....
Sidereal Time; Orbital & Flying Tourbillon; Guilloche dial (& silicon hairspring?); GMT.... I like the overall layout and blue colour dial - nicely balanced for ease of reading.
The bezel of this watch seems narrower than the typical MGT case - or is it the way the picture is taken?
The thickness of the case must be more manageable without the MR module.
As for the tourbillon - I would differ from your opinion.
I think it is a contributing element to the overall dial design.
With it orbiting round the dial - it helps to highlight that the skychart itself is also turning,
Wondering why JLC only produce three, a watch like this should have more than three interested party
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Hi Nico - I must have missed your earlier review..
This is an interesting iteration of the MGTGC. W ithout the MR - it still has some serious "complications" Sidereal Time; Orbital & Flying Tourbillon; Guilloche dial (& silicon hairspring?); GMT.... I like the overall layout and blue colour dial - nicely ...
Silicon hairspring, I don't think so, but I will check. The bezel? There is no bezel, the domed sapphire is mounted on the case. As for the Tourbillon....
Look at the picture, the hands are very high... Remove the tourbillon, the hands will be much lower, and the height will be drastically reduced. From an horological point of view, I agree that the tourbillon is a good point, as long as it is flying and or...
