New Release
Discover Jaeger-LeCoultre's SIHH 2012 new releases: Master Control, Reverso Triple Date, Duomètre à Sphérotourbillon, and more. Explore classicism and innovation.
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Manufacture
Read the 2008 interview with Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Jérôme Lambert on JLC's heritage, Reverso, and high horology strategy, including debate on chronograph movements.
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Review
Is the JLC Master Compressor Diving Automatic Navy Seals the perfect dive watch? Amanico reviews its design, Caliber 899, and Navy Seals partnership.
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New Release
Explore the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Memovox and Memovox Timer, celebrating 70 years of the iconic alarm watch. Discover design updates, movement details, and collector insights.
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Collection
Explore the evolution of Seiko Brightz watches, from early titanium automatics to later quartz models, and how brand changes impacted collectors.
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Review
Explore the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control (SIHH 2012). Compare 39mm, 40mm, 37mm versions, Calibre 899, and 1000 Hours Control certification.
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It is quite nice...
... although the bracelet itself is known and one has to like it, polishing, butterfly clasp, no fine adjustment. But it is not too bad on the Chrono, feels solid, so definitely an option for anyone who thought about the watch itself already. Best, Alex ...
+1 or preaching to the converted...
... I think many in this forum would easily agree, even if ROLEX is a world class in its own of course. Just not horologically, more industrially. So in the end you could have even both as they tick very different boxes.
Yes correct, at least one step, I got that wrong
Of course it is no incremental multi step like GO, IWC, Rolex, Omega and so on.
hahaha
Do you read my thoughts? A JLC with blued hands that have a good legibility. Coincidence, Mike wrote about a Breitling today which he sold because it had a worse legibility. So i would go collect that Breitling with the blue dial for a good legibility.
Pictures and in the flash
Dear IWC, What must i say from watches from a picture? It is better to say when see the watches in the flesh. JLC use often hands in the color that is used for the dial. Maybe JLC do it for giving the watches cachet. I have my concerns about the legibilit...
Why is that?
Looking to me that the hour markers from at least 7 and 8 are not perfectly centered ,on the first chronograph! Not the first time to see this in Jaeger!
It DOES have the fine summer/winter adjustment...
but I prefer the older, 5-link bracelet that the Compressors and Master Controls had. It appears that JLC has giving (once again) something really great to A Lange & Sohne. -Dean
