Jaeger-LeCoultre

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I believe I understand what you mean...

For me it's hard fathoming spending this kind of money on a watch, yet I realize that the value of these things can't be measured by a cash register. I first showed a pic of the watch to a friend, and he said that "for the money, it doesn't stand out enough". I couldn't disagree more.

This timepiece, no matter how classic, can be seen by some as "plain". However, in this case, "plain" is elegant and beautiful, at least to me. I also think this watch displays value that many others don't, which makes those other timepieces even more difficult for me to justify, no matter how beautiful, special, or limited in production they are, nor who manufactures them.

When I saw pics of it posted in SS, and the boutique version in SS with gold hands and markers, I thought that JLC modernized a relatively common-looking chrono dial in a dressy case, but it somehow struck me as different. The black faced dial in SS looked handsome too, but I wanted a lighter dial in my stable. I compared it to others in its class, and I felt it separated itself by its design and movement. I couldn't help but feel it needed more "oomph", though, and then I happened by my AD and saw it in the gold. JLC's tone of gold just hit me like cupid's arrow. Having never worn a solid gold watch, I was surprised and pleased by its heft.

Again, I agree with your comments about the watch, especially so in today's market of watches that look more like art or engines than timepieces, and made with every type of metal or component of this earth. While I love and own some like that, this one in my eyes, and on my wrist, is a breath of air from the past and freshened by JLC today.