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The Panoreserve’s rrp is 9600 (on clasp) and the RDM is 9000 so the difference is negligible. I think GO places more emphasis on finishing than JLC and has much lower
Aug 22, 2020,05:54 AM
production numbers to boot. It would be a lot of fun working in JLCs marketing department
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Was 2019 a good year for Jaeger Lecoultre?
By: amanico : August 22nd, 2020-00:53
Three points. 1/ Jaeger Lecoultre invested the high horology segment in a brilliant way: 2 new movements, the Cal 184 ( Gyrotourbillon Five ) and Cal 950 ( MGT Minute Repeater Perpetual ) and used the Cal 946 in the MGT Tourbillon Celeste, an evolution of...
Exactly Nico
By: Cookies : August 22nd, 2020-02:02
Some new mid-tier pieces too will be good. Sad that they discontinued the Geophysic line-up and also did not further the usage of the gyrolab balance so far. You know when they say, when one is at the peak, the only way is to stay there, or go down.
High +1
By: PoyFR : August 22nd, 2020-03:15
Of course we saw amazing and desirable realizations. I fell that all current watches are surfing on the developments launched by Mr JL. Since then we have seen minor improvements, aesthetic rearrangements and continuations of defined programs. I fully agr...
I pray they will
By: Cookies : August 22nd, 2020-19:04
Yours truly really disillusioned about Panerai, GS (though they are really going upstream and applaudable). JLC is a darling brand and I hope Jaguars will remain Jaguars, and Volvos will remain Volvos but it seems even the watch industry has it’s identity...
Yes, it's about Industries, less and less
By: PoyFR : August 23rd, 2020-01:35
humans. More and more digital machines and of course the results are new old ones new and loss of identities, when it is different we know we will only very rarely be able to afford it. On the other hand, the prices of all mass productions are coated with...
Nico, thanks for this post.
By: MTR : August 22nd, 2020-04:35
I feel completely the same. The pieces made by JLC that - really - make my heart beat faster are all incredibly expensive and so out of my reach . Even if I could afford a special watch, it would exceed my self-imposed limits. Because for me, beyond a cer...
Ding-Dong 😊
By: MTR : August 22nd, 2020-12:27
You may and are welcome! 😁
I love JLC
By: MiguelFlash : August 22nd, 2020-05:44
But it does seem as they have become very conservative in their affordable watch lineup as others have noted. They need to step it up and introduce some exciting offerings and rely less on tributes to past references. Still, I love the Reverso!
1 to practically all you said.. for me
By: hs111 : August 22nd, 2020-07:05
.. have too much on their price tags. And on the other hand their higher end watches are definitely way over my budget, some of them inaccessibly so. And sometimes other brands offer a better finish but still already on some middle tiered models. I do bel...
JLC makes very good value of mid-tier watches. Especially the reversos
By: hoseachandra : August 22nd, 2020-08:21
The case shape and dials also improving. What they need is practical innovation like longer power reserve (done on some calibers), more anti-magnetic solutions, etc. And I hope they continue the master compressor line and geophysic line, with new calibers...
One more thing : I wish they would improve the memovox
By: hoseachandra : August 22nd, 2020-08:32
With new features like an on/off mechanism to start/stop alarm at any time, and an alarm power reserve. If Tudor can do it, JLC has more in-house know-how to do it also IMHO
Could the real issue be...Richemont?
By: jlux : August 22nd, 2020-09:13
I do share all of the comments made by other forum members. I do however believe that all this is due to the way how Richemont has started to run its business since a few years. We have ever changing CEO's,many times from other branches of the company,for...
I like
By: Jurry : August 22nd, 2020-13:23
That perpetual calendar with that blue guilloche dial a lot Bit expensive but beautiful
Agreed
By: Jurry : August 22nd, 2020-13:39
But I was referring to a more reasonable price level haha.
Was 2019 a good year for JLC?
By: Ano Nuevo : August 22nd, 2020-16:42
Yes.... If you like blue. Yes.... If you like blue AND have a fat wallet. Otherwise... “Notso hotso,” to quote Preston Sturges. How many years now have we had the JLC forum filled with hopeful comments from multiple contributors —“I hope we see something ...
I concur
By: Cookies : August 23rd, 2020-03:28
The calibre 770/772 are excellent mechanisms. It is profound and deep, and it takes a while to digest what is in the movement. I was sad when they discontinued the Geophysic line. To me, that collection is as exciting as the Reverso, but it just needed th...
I predict
By: Cookies : August 23rd, 2020-03:36
If they relaunched the Geophysic True Second with a flyback chrono function, it could cause a few heart attacks. Nevermind, a few years of hiccups is alright for JLC, they will bounce back once a revolutionary CEO takes footing. For now I will just wait a...
I held it in the flesh
By: Cookies : August 23rd, 2020-03:41
It was hard to let go. I couldn’t afford it yet, but one day maybe 10 years from now, it will come. And I will still be in love with it.
We can look at it from both sides really...
By: holdemchamp1225 : August 24th, 2020-08:15
On one side, 2019 was a great year for JLC if you consider watchmaking and "haute horlogerie." JLC got to flex their skill and competence with uber high-end pieces. The problem was the mid-tier or more accessible models for the masses. As stated already b...