Tim_M
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Powerful and lively
Thank you for sharing my favorite of the Master Compressor series! Not only was the blue dial prescient, but its color and texture help the white and red accents to POP more distinctly. Also, this watch recalls a time when Jaeger-LeCoultre included a platinum buckle with each platinum watch. Even if the ergonomics of the current double-folding white gold clasp marginally are better than this single-fold platinum clasp, this exact clasp should be brought back for all current platinum watches in the catalog.
Best,
Tim
A cool watch from the Past: Jaeger-Lecoultre Master Compressor Memovox Platinum.
When the Master Compressor Memovox was unveiled in 2002, it was a revolution, based on a technical novelty, the compressor crown, and on a look, strongly inspired from one of the icons of the brand, the Polaris. A Polaris revisited, if you prefer. It came...
That looks delightful
....and aren't JLC clever knowing blue dials would eventually be so fashionable :-D
Can't help myself, the aesthetics of the Compressor Memovox
seem to me much stronger than those of the current Polaris series. Perhaps I am too much rooted in the past - but the Compressor Memovox is more straightforward design, bolder, more masculine. And withstands the test of time very well. And this Pt version...
Two different " playgrounds ". You have to remember how the were welcomed, these Master Compressor, especially the Memovox.
They were not and they still are not consensual. But with time passing, they are more and more appreciated... The Polaris series is different, more consensual, less bold. To each his own. Thanks for your feedback, Petr. Much appreciated. Nicolas
Powerful and lively
Thank you for sharing my favorite of the Master Compressor series! Not only was the blue dial prescient, but its color and texture help the white and red accents to POP more distinctly. Also, this watch recalls a time when Jaeger-LeCoultre included a plat...
If my memory serves me well, the last JLC with the simple clasp was the Reverso Platinum Nr 2. I totally agree with you...
I never got why with the double folding buckle, JLC opted for white gold rather than platinum. Best, Nicolas
sounds like a corporate accountant made that choice... [nt]
(not that I dont like accountants, ...)
Folding vs pin buckle
Agree with you Nico, that’s why I bought 2 of the 16mm pin buckles as spares (the classic styling). You may still be able to get from some ADs but it has been discontinued. Now the pin buckles are with those huge JLC logos (I personally cannot understand ...
I wish JLC would re-start this tradition...
Ioved the Platinum, 250 pieces of the MUT, the QP, the RdM, the MM, the Geographic, and the Master Grande Memovox - including this one. I would love to see the blue/navy strap with red stitch....THAT would be killer! -Deam