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amanico
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Only for elegant men, The Master Ultra Thin ,in Platinum

I recently had the occasion to admire a watch we often speak about...The Master Ultra Thin...

And it's logical, as it is a beautiful and affordable watch.

Launched in 1994, the MUT was offered in several versions, in SS of course, but also in White Gold with a gorgeous Ruthénium dial,
in Rose Gold which particularly fits with this watch, a spectacular skeleton, dial and case back, and, in 2001, a platinum model.
This is this last one I saw ,and I speak about here...

The First contact is quite impressing, as really this watch is thin...
The Caliber 849 is only 1,85mm thick!!!
The watch is also small, you immediately notice it, 34mm.
The lugs are nicely executed, thin, curved, perfect...
The dial is also an example of sobriety, whith only the essentail, the hours and the minutes, 4 numbers
and 8 indexes.

Well, at the first sight you are impressed by the quality, the thin and little size, and the whole finish of the Watch.

Here's a macro pic of the dial..The light gave it a strange color, as the normal color of this watch is blue.



A deeper observation of the MUT will reserve some surprises...

While beginning to play with it, just before trying to take some pics, it appears less small than at first sight.
Maybe it's due to the dial, which is very open, or to the fact that the watch is very thin, but it's immediately appealing, and
the 34mm on the paper are not anymore an obstacle...

Here are some pics with the same difficulty to take the real color of the dial...





The proportions are ideal, you have to know that if the movement is thin, ultra thin, the case is only 4,2 mm thick!
But the result is here, with these 2 pics...
Here with FINALLY the real color of the dial:



And there, with the gorgeous case back:



The movement, IMHO the nicest part of this JLC....
That was the part that amazed me the more...
It's not only very small and thin, its also and first of all....Magnificient!



Have a better look, now with these macros...







Now a wider look:





And now, the final test...The Wrist...One more time, purely stunning, this watch even if only 34mm, is perfect!



The MUT is indeed the best illustration of the saying " Less is more"....

Best.
Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2008-02-17 10:51:32 This message has been edited by Dje on 2008-02-21 22:51:20