Jaeger LeCoultre Beverly Hills Boutique Beverly Hills, California Hello all! Team PuristSPro attended the unveiling of a very special piece that is exclusive to the JLC Beverly Hills Boutique! I was told by Seth that this watch was HOT and he was right! A...
DRMW and I had the pleasure of attending a special event tonight at the Jaeger-LeCoultre Beverly Hills Boutique to celebrate the announcement of two new exclusive timepieces specially created for JLC Beverly Hills -- the Master Compressor Diving Alarm Nav...
What else can be said, a great event and thankful for the invitation. Some of the JLCBHB guests listening to the presentation. The watches, Black gold on the left and PVD Ti on the right. Kate our wonderful JLC ambassador. Viken showing his MECRossi Eye C...
It was a nice night. Everyone at the boutique is always so friendly. I hope you had fun. I'm looking forward to seeing these watches in the metal! Cheers, Daos
It's always fun to meet my fellow PuristS out in the real world! I always cherish those opportunities. Next time, good sir! Can't wait to see these two watches in the metal! Cheers, Daos
Those are spectacular pics, Guille. Your Leica point and shoot puts most dSLR's to shame. That's for sure. Thanks for posting, bro. I really appreciate it.
Hello Guille! Good to see you again at the event, your pics came out great! Hope to see one of these special JLC BH Boutique MC Diving Alarms on your wrist in the near future! -MW This message has been edited by DRMW on 2010-01-09 18:42:02...
Great seeing you too, and always a pleasure reading your reports and seeing your photos Something tells me that the Ti version has my name on it very best to you!
First of all, these are very nice " evolutions " of an already very nice watch ( sorry for the repetition ). The darkened case is really great, and the small and discrete touches of color ( being dark orange or faded yellow ) give the watch a certain appe...
I always regret that you are not with us when these kind of events occur here locally. I can certainly appreciate the points raised about LEs of other LEs. Like you, I find the titanium grey PVD to be the more desirable variant. You know my feeling about ...
As an owner of the 'original' LE, I must say that I am VERY disappointed by this latest development. The NSA is a very, very nice watch - this is not for discussion. However, I do have an issue with a company that starts off by not keeping its promises, t...
First, let me just say that I don't have a dog in this fight, so to speak, as I don't own an NSA. I also don't buy into the idea of LEs for any brand. There are two things I consider when buying a watch -- 1) do I like its aesthetics/mechanics and 2) can ...
Hello Claus, I respect your viewpoint but you were disappointed but as the watch was pretty cool, you bought it? Can't be that disappointing if you decided to buy it. Bait & Switch? No, absolutely not. They did not advertise a product and when you went in...
No doubt - the watch is very cool and I _do_ enjoy it. My disappointment goes more towards JLC showing the prototype, delivering something different while saying that it was not 'technically possible' to deliver one of the unique characteristics of the pr...
"And therefore think him as a serpent's egg Which hatch'd, would, as his kind grow mischievous; And kill him in the shell." (Bill S.) Let's hope JLC learns the point and doesn't repeat the trick again.
First time I have ever been called a serpent's egg....;-) But I think I understand your point - this kind of action is something a successful and ambitious brand such as JLC should consider carefully. Many of us watch-nerds/WISs are acting as brand ambass...
...the titanium watch is really interesting (can't say the same about the gold version)... and JLC has not handled the situation correctly. BTW the quote about the serpent's egg comes from William Shakespeare's (aka Bill S) tragedy "Julius Caesar" (http:/...
I've ordered a NSA in January 2009 after the SIHH, this JLC Navy Seal Alarm ... Can you tell me what is this watch presented during this event in this post ? Best Patrice This message has been edited by Dje on 2010-01-10 12:46:14...
...I sent an e-mail to the Scandinavian JLC distributor in Amsterdam as well, trying to state my disappointment. I haven't got Mr. Lambert's e-mail address - otherwise he would have gotten an e-mail too. Well, nothing will probably come from this - but I ...
Hello all, Thanks for sharing your views. The most important thing is that Claus is enjoying his JLC and I'm extremely happy that he is. I'm a huge JLC fan and hope everyone here continues to as well, Jaeger-LeCoultre has got a lot of great stuff coming o...
Patrice said it all: THe NSA was presented in the 2009 SIHH with an etched glass. I agree with you that JLC could change for some technical reasons the etched sapphire for the writing on the alarm disk. But went the Aldao, and I don't care it is a LE, I c...
A few days before the SIHH, my enthusiasm and my passion are at the lowest, there is something broken. If it must be take a lawyer to read the rules before buying a watch, it is no longer for me ... the word " Passion" still has value to me otherwise what...
my opinions and dissapointment still stands. I totally agree with Nicolas with this one and I am afraid that you do not take the point about the fact that many of accepted the pre-ordered watch on good faith that this was as close it was going to be to th...
I'm just trying to keep things organized and felt it best to post here, I appreciate your effort in obliging my request. Thanks for sharing your views, other than the issue you stated what do you think of the BH edition NSA? Do you prefer the Black Gold o...
maybe even locked, so people can comment elsewhere. As for the "Icursion" editions I suppose the TiPVD version makes most sense for me, as for the aesthetics I still prefer the original release with the "Aldao" edition as the reference and the way this li...
I agree with you.... I have mixed feelings about limited editions as most of them end up not being limited but there are variations.... RO by AP comes in mind as well as the AMVOX 2..... I do like JLC very much but would like to see a limited edition stay...
Iagree with the disappointment of some original owners and I strongly disagree with some JLC decision marketing wise.Its a known fact that my love for JLC is growing everyday but sometimes there are some faux pas.I think the problem is that JLC provides f...
But if it must be explained, I would only say that in these times one has to understand that the business model should extend to allow for opportunities that make the boutiques thrive and cater to their audience. The old way is perilous to businesses in t...
Although I'm a happy owner of the Aldao watch, and I really like the NSA (all of them, including the new BH), I'm not a fan of LE in general, and I understand your complaints about the way JLC is making different versions of the watch.
While awaiting the announcement regarding the new Beverly Hills Boutique exclusive models, I took a few minutes to photograph the Atmos clocks at the store. Atmos Classique Transparente Atmos Classique Transparente Phases de lune Atmos Classique Atmos Cla...
...and he was a wonderful, personable gentleman. You were certainly mentioned -- in glowing terms! I would be remiss in not thanking him also for leading last night's presentation. He showed a real passion for these pieces, and I think he should be proud ...
Hi Daos, i see you were a lucky contender in the event ... The Atmos clocks look very nice in either configuration, it is on my wish list since a long time BUT i'm going to wait till i'm at least 60 years or so ... (the day i'll stay at home for the rest ...
...I feel a little twinge of regret, so I'm suffering alongside you, Filip! These Atmos clocks are so cool. I don't own any clocks, and wouldn't consider myself a "clock person," but I love looking at the various Atmos clocks when I visit the boutique. I ...
Hello all, Sorry for the quick response as I am going on 2 hours of sleep (we've had a L.A. area GTG for a great friend and PuristS that visited, the Aston Martin RAPIDE event ( www.network54.com ), and a kabillion other things. There is much debate about...
While I understand the general ill will among old timers towards the idea of declared Limited Editions which are limited editions for no reason other than marketing (if it was a non-marketing BUSINESS decision, ie, market size, then don't declare a limite...
Hi, Thank you for adding these points to the discussion. In fact I don't think we discuss JLC's right to issue limited editions here. What we discuss is the fact that in January 2009 JLC presented the Diving NSA with the brand written on the glass, not on...
Hello all, Once again thanks for sharing your viewpoints, it's been a good topic of discussion ( I wish it was a separate thread but has progressed in this manner so it is what it is). My knowledge in this issue is limited and I wish to gather some inform...
Everyone probably knows by now that I'm dying to see the new Grande Reverso 101 Art Deco in person. Sadly, I still haven't seen it, BUT I did see some other iterations of the famous JLC caliber 101 and they are fabulous!!! Before we begin, a special thank...
Love those caliber 101s and the Atmos clocks. Beautifully photographed, Daos. I can't believe you did not indulge in the food. I mean the watches are great and all, but a girl's gott eat!. Best always, respo
...after all the holiday feasting I have plenty of fat reserves stored up, so I probably shouldn't have indulged anyway! (Note to self: must hit the gym next week!) It was very nice of JLC to let PPro post coverage of their private event. As a JLC enthusi...
I just can't associate JLC with 'hardcore' watches. It seems like a war jeep by Maserati. But the details are very nice. As always. Still, I find myself having a chuckle over this one...
For many reasons. First being the much discussed logo. When I saw the NSA when it was released I immediately liked it enough to pursue. When I found out about the logo change I lost all interest. It would drive me crazy. Then I heard about the 25 piece Sp...
But in the respect of those who went on the first model. To be clear, I don't believe in the LE phenomenon, so to me, this is not a real problem, and I agree with you. That's why I'm not disturbed by the further developments on the A II, as you and Ming s...
I agree with your sentiments. Your question about how I would feel if I owned one with the disc printing and then one came out on the crystal.... would I be mad? Absolutely. But in the case of the owners of the 25 piece LE of course this is not the case -...
And I agree with you when you say that this watch is a very nice one. But once again, Limited or not, this is not, IMO, the problem. The Spanish guys don't have to complain that much, I also agree. But the 1500 others? And a lot of them who wanted the etc...
About a year ago, JLC had a small dinner at the boutique attended by a half dozen folks -- I was fortunate enough to have been included. At that dinner, 2-3 of the attendees had the idea of created a SE MC Navy Seal for the BHB. Stephanie was receptive. T...
...and all it does for the customers and fans. I think it is marvelous what the Boutique and JLC did here. I also applaud the loyal and active group of JLC fans that particiapted in the creation of these two LEs and who participate in all of these special...
Hello Quan, For me it would be a tough choice. Titanium PVD version is cool but the Black Gold sounds interesting. Maybe contact JLC BH Boutique and see if they can ship to your local Boutique/AD for inspection or make a vacation out to L.A.? -MW