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Personally, it DOES depend on the piece...
For the "same price," JLC will almost always give you more bang-for-the-buck than VC. Although I do like the Patrimony, I think I would have a hard time picking it over, say, the 1833 38mm collection, or the gold 40mm Grande Ultra Thin Auto, since I believe it'll cost less and offer the same quality.
In the end, pick the piece that "speaks to you the loudest." But as far as that AD goes, I would ask him this: (1) if VC, AP, IWC, VC&A, OP, PP, AL&S, Piaget & others come to JLC for movements, complications & technology, but not vice-versa, where would that put JLC? (2) Compare ANY watch by those others to the DuoMetre A Chronograph (or the Gyro II), and I think he'll have to agree, that JLC is worth its weight in Lantium (DS9 reference).
-Dean
JLC compared to VC
