Issued in 2008 for the 175th La Grande Maison's Anniversary, the Master Ultra Thin ( MUT ) came with a new case, which was 4 mm bigger than the former one ( 38 mm versus 34 mm ), and 6, 31 mm thick. The movement is the same, the famous and highly apprecia...
But I'm a longtime fan of the regular steel version of this watch. It's actually my favorite of JLC's *genuine* ultra-thin watches. I love the more lively dial with the applied arabics and the little balls for minute markers.
By: Chronometer (aka yacomino) : September 14th, 2022-16:49
the Deep sea tribute memovox (US and EU), many geophysic, some classical case looking memovox, older reverso with the blue dial and the numerals, and i am sure i am missing many of them. Most of the vintage JLC you are posting i find attractive...
I had the MUT in 34mm, with rose gold case and black dial. This one with the chocolate dial is even more appealing but anyway I think you can’t go wrong with any MUT. Glad you show this beauty and the photos are really nice.
The 38 is a nice generous size. Some purists will say the movement is a little small for the watch. And they're right! But the proportions of the case and dial just look so darn good in my eyes. Even better proportions than the 34 in my eyes. I've got the...
But I only have the 38, and I'm tres content with what I've got! Something about the dial and the proportions just look so good to me. I like the MUT38 in steel even more than the 2013 Platinum Jubilee model and even the Vacheron Constantin model. Who kne...
The Platinum model is very very nice. But that tiny crown is difficult to wind. The steel variant is just so pleasing, the dial is lovely. And the numerals are perfectly sized in a wonderful font. The silver dial isn't too light (some are too yellowish of...