Why not many MC GMT's?

I finally had a chance to get to an AD and try on both the Rolex GMTIIC ss and the JLC MC GMT. I must say I was very impressed by this watch! I had looked at it a bit online back when a member was selling his on rubber for just north of $4,000 (a steal!) but didn't want to buy something I hadn't experienced in person.

The size is perfect at 41.5mm, the watch is actually thicker than you expect (it does have the 975 cal movement with the GMT complication which adds to the thickness) but by no means too thick, maybe 14mm. While not a pure dress watch by any stress of the imagination, it is a very well balanced all around piece that you could certainly wear to an office/dinner environment but at the same time robust enough to able to do sports/bang around.

The way the GMT function is designed is just ideal, much more efficient and effective than that of the Rolex. Sure, the Rolex is pretty much the standard when it comes to sport GMT's and the newer GMTIIc's are well nicely done (albeit I'm no fan of the polished center links) but the JLC just felt much more sophisticated, not to say comfortable on beautiful padded leather strap on deployment clasp.

I'm going to start looking around to see if I can repeat Ken's deal from back in June. At that price point I'd buy one.

Who owns/wear one? Can we see some photos? Why aren't more people owning this fantastic little piece?

Cheers,

Patrick

As a prior owner, here's my take...

By: KenMNYC : July 22nd, 2010-08:23

I think it's a fabulous looking watch, with a useful and elegant complication. I only gave it up because I'm wearing slightly smaller watches these days and the Compressor line is a little too bulky for me to pull off. So, the "it's not you...it's me" rou...

Compressor DNA

By: PSV : July 22nd, 2010-10:13

This beg the question: what DNA? How old is the Master Compressor line? There must be some headroom to innovate, sometimes simplify, which I think they've done in the case of the MC GMT. I've got my heart set on a MC. Once sec I'm all for the GMT, the nex...

Agreed on all you said.

By: amanico : July 22nd, 2010-10:20

A functional and appealing watch. Well, it has been released past year, if I remember correctly, so yes, it is a recent watch, which has to be known, about which we have to speak, and most of all, the enthusiast owners, and there are some here. And a ore ...

Just a couple of thoughts...

By: watchme : July 22nd, 2010-12:26

I DO wish JLC would've kept the internal, ratcheted, rotating bezel so that you could mark time (grilling, for instance), and kept the 2 crowns at 2 and 4 o'clock, but that would've changed the position of the sweep seconds. I DO like this piece VERY MUCH...

Why would it need 200m WR?

By: expwmbat : July 23rd, 2010-07:40

I mean, I've never been below 100m But seriously--the WR is plenty for anything, and I mean *anything* that you'd do wearing a watch. DJK

love mine

By: sancerre : July 22nd, 2010-15:30

Hi, I have had my MC GMT for about a year now, and I love it. Due to its more understated Master Compressor appearance, I can easily wear in a working environment. At the same time, the watch's sporty look and feel are very well suited to my usual appeara...

Drool.... thanks for the input and photos! (nt) [nt]

By: PSV : July 22nd, 2010-16:13

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Nice, but I prefer the Dualmatic

By: expwmbat : July 23rd, 2010-07:47

1. I like the asymmetric design of the Dualmatic--it has that distinctly modern JLC vibe, which has been lost on the more subdued update (it looks more French to me). 2. I really like having the timing bezel--it's very useful for all manner of things (gri...

Hello Patrick!

By: blomman Mr Blue : July 24th, 2010-15:05

I don’t have the MC GMT myself, but a friend of mine got one not long ago. Here is the post I wrote about it; My friends first JLC! Best Blomman

I love my MC GMT

By: scott7 : July 26th, 2010-16:50

I've had mine since March and have found it to be a very cool watch. On the black leather with contrasting white stiching or brown leather with white stiching, I think it looks a little smaller than when it's on the rubber. I don't have the bracelet yet, ...

You guys are killing me...

By: PSV : July 26th, 2010-20:50

Trying to find one of these right now to a similar deal that Ken was offering.

A watch to live every moments in life with... I love that, Scott.

By: amanico : July 26th, 2010-22:07

Thanks for your elaborated and refreshoinbg answer. It seems that you have a serious love affair with your MC GMT! Best, and thanks for sharing your feeling on this watch. Nicolas