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Jaeger-Lecoultre Vintage Watches and Patina. Let's see some marvels.
Patina is a vast subject of discussion. Some hate it, others love it. In the heart of the discussion, the lovers will be attracted by the soul of the patina, while the others will say it is all about rust, discoloration...
I for one will say that if the patina is homogeneous, it is very much my cup of tea.
Let's see some variations.
Black with amber indices:
Mark 11 RAAF:
WWW British Army:
And what to say about this superb Ref 2721 Triple Calendar:
Black and White with amber indices.
Reverso Central Seconds:
More subtle: The Memovox E 877, with its tiny dots:
Cream:
159 for the SHOM:
Black dial with dark yellow tritium, ref E 877:
Off white with some patina on the indices:
E 2638:
Blue dial and vanilla indices:
2648:
Blue dial " Lapis Lazuli " E 855:
Brown dial, brown scale dial E 855:
Brown and black dial, or caramel and black dial:
Deep Sea Alarm Europe, the second being Deep Sea Alarm US ref E 857, both:
Polaris E 859:
In this vein, another marvelous certainly is the Ref 2701, Double Calendar:
Another vintage Reverso:
Among all the beauties I posted, as you can notice, I have a strong weakness for pieces which have lived, but which still are in great condition, especially the dial. Don't we say that the dial is the watch soul mirror?
I also like modern watches, but compared to these vintage beauties, I find they sometimes are too " clinical " or " cold beauties.
What do you think? How do you like it?
Best,
Nicolas
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Jaeger-Lecoultre Vintage Watches and Patina. Let's see some marvels.
Patina is a vast subject of discussion. Some hate it, others love it. In the heart of the discussion, the lovers will be attracted by the soul of the patina, while the others will say it is all about rust, discoloration... I for one will say that if the p...
Wonderful parade of patina, Nico!
when they aged so gracefully, it's absolutely breathtaking. really love it! especially the duo DSA, fantastic! thanks for sharing those superb pics, my friend cheers
My goodness!
What an amazing gallery of beauties! I couldn't even begin to pick a favorite... or offer anything from my own collection that's even nearly comparable
Yep
The meaning of my point was to say that they are sitting on an enormous but little exploited historical heritage. I will find it interesting that they have a heritage range with permanent models (classic / diver / sound) and one or more modern / innovativ...
Wow, what a line-up.. What an intense charme.. Those TDs & DDs & the DSAs and,and.. Dont know how & where to start with my affection ;) ;)
Thx for this wonderful share, my friend ! - What a pleasure to look at these marvels, even more to own one or two of them.. Admirative dreams ! Best, hs
Polaris 1967 reporting for duty
Have to submit my inherited Polaris to this thread. The last picture is my original Polaris side-by-side with the Tribute to Polaris at the official launch in the Paris boutique. ...
It’s difficult to resist…. But only love some patina…
La peau d’une femme se doit d’être douce comme la rampe d’un vieil escalier… disait Sacha isn’t I’d ;-)
