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The Grande Maison has all the potential
Sep 25, 2020,19:58 PM
It is a huge powerful machine. It has the technical knowhow, it has a hightly sophisticated production facility, it even has highly specialized artisan craftsmen. What it doesn’t seem to be having is someone with the vision of where to sail this impressive ship.
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Sad news. The JLC boutique in Miami is closing
By: descartes1 : September 11th, 2020-14:20
Another victim of Covid I suppose. It’s really too bad because it was a high visibility store with good events, and I really enjoyed going in there. ...
wow must be really bad...
By: christianch : September 11th, 2020-14:54
I think they even had some special editions for Miami and seemed an important location..
That is sad,
By: Thomas_3 : September 11th, 2020-14:58
I wonder however if we will see more boutiques following suit in light of current events. Not necessarily JLC, but boutiques from every manufacturer. Between COVID and e-commerce brick and mortar stores are hurting.
Nicolas,
By: remarque : September 11th, 2020-20:52
I have never been to this boutique in the Miami Design district, but despite the Covid-19 situation, the Miami design district in the past few years has seen many high-end watch boutiques open there, and reportedly is a lovely high traffic luxury watch de...
This is all very true
By: descartes1 : September 11th, 2020-21:44
And what’s more, miami is the gateway to Latin America and the design district is filled with wealthy tastemakers from there. It’s a huge marketing give-up to pull the boutique out of that location that extends far beyond the US. To put things in perspect...
Other boutiques are closing as well.
By: Skyrider01 : September 12th, 2020-10:48
When I was there a couple of weeks ago the manager of the JLC boutique told me that a few other boutiques were closing as well.
JLC need to wake up!!!! I still love the brand ....
By: ChristianDK : September 23rd, 2020-00:11
but right now I cant find anything in their collection I am willing to spend my hard earned money on. It has been like that fo a while. Since Lambert moved on I feel it has gone down hill.
Unfortunately I have to agree 100% with both of you.
By: proestak : September 25th, 2020-12:44
The virus crisis finds JLC in a weak position without new ideas and fresh, innovative watches with strong character such as ExtremeLabs,AMVOX Duometres,Compressors and so on...They must act.. really hurts.
True. [nt]
By: amanico : September 25th, 2020-23:58
The Grande Maison has all the potential
By: ChristianDK : September 25th, 2020-19:58
It is a huge powerful machine. It has the technical knowhow, it has a hightly sophisticated production facility, it even has highly specialized artisan craftsmen. What it doesn’t seem to be having is someone with the vision of where to sail this impressiv...
+++1. [nt]
By: proestak : September 26th, 2020-03:09
We can buy a much lesser expensive watch this way, but
By: PoyFR : September 12th, 2020-00:49
Will we really buy online anything else ? Whilst I do not hesitate to purchase from Amazon and likes, there is no way I can I have an incentive to discover, feel and buy an expensive watch I do not know by its presence The internet is to me great to gathe...
They had a special edition
By: Cookies : September 12th, 2020-04:02
When they closed the Raffles Hotel branch in Singapore. I missed the chance to buy it because I was broke then. Sigh... It was a reverso like this: Credit: ablogtowatch Credit: ablogtowatch ...
I was there a couple weeks ago.
By: Skyrider01 : September 12th, 2020-10:55
I spoke to the boutique manager when I stopped by a couple of weeks ago, and he told me that unfortunately they will be closing. Sad indeed as I have been a client and friend of the boutique for several years. Most of the sales associates had already left...
Why shop at a Boutique?
By: sirdavid : September 26th, 2020-02:48
Sad news for the staff and for watch afficionados. I like a lot of the current JLC offering. I enjoy the timeless elegance of their simpler designs, and their price points seem very fair. The Master Ultra Thin and Master redesigns over the past couple of ...