Jaeger-LeCoultre

There are many good things to say about the MGT Minute Repeater Van Gogh " Starry Night on the Rhone ". First of all, you have a very nice case, with the Master Grande Tradition, which has the good taste to be 39 mm big, and not too thick ( 12, 2 mm high ...  

I was in heaven until I saw the backside. The dial, the case, the size and above all the complication are just perfect but then the caliber devaluates this very complete package.

....ultimately that is a beautiful watch. I’d almost cut off one of my ears to own that. Thanks for showing it. Regards Kev.

Agree wholeheartedly with the sentiments you gents are expressing. M4

To me it sims that they wanted to emphasize the enamel work not the movement... Automatic minute repeater it’s a no-no for me as well , I prefer manual all day long , somehow the automatic cheapens the watch in my opinion. But with all this faults I would... 

Was it to keep costs down so the price point is more affordable?

When I had lent them the painting to copy in enamel, I had suggested to them to edit it manually but they did not follow me... LOL

THIS WATCH IS NOT JUST A MINUTE REPEATER BY OPERATING THE SLIDE -THE LABEL ON THE DIAL SAYS ITS A SONNERIE (GRAND OR PETITE DOES NOT SAY) . THE MOVEMENT SHOULD BE A MANUAL WIND BUT- HA HO,THE WONDER IS WHAT IS UNDER THE DIAL THAT YOU CANNOT SEE AND IS THE... 

While the movement, decoration-wise, doesn't do much for ANY of us, it does serve a VERY GOOD purpose: SINCE it's a SONNERIE, the automatic winding will keep it chiming the time every hour, without the owner having to take it off the wrist to wind it back... 

One example: Another one... ...  

Superb dial. I would change a few things though, make it white gold and remove the Sonnerie plaque and it will look even better to me. Thanks for sharing. Vte

I agree that the automatic movement seems out of place and would prefer an 8 or 10 day movement like in the MMR or MGTMR if the Sonnerie drains alot of the mainspring power. Maybe having a Duometre dual wing type movement would also work since one barrel ... 

If done by hand then this is truly one of a kind and no two are alike

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF -SONNERIE-GRAND OR PETITE-WHICH ARE EN PASSANT ,WHICH THEY STRIKE 2 GONGS AT WILL AND NOT AS A MINUTE REPEATER ON SONNERIE PLAQUE WOULD NEED TO BE PRESENT TO AN OBSERVER TO SHOW THAT IT IS A QUALITY ABOVE A MINUTE REPEATER IF THE W... 

This Watch is a mechanical and aesthetical marvel. Thanks for these nice shots Nicolas!! Best, E.