Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor

As a reminder on how great that watch was. It had to go to fund other watches, as it didn't have enough wrist time, but that doesn't mean I didn't like it. Best

It is very rare I can say that an official picture made a strong impression on me. Here is one, featuring the Master Compressor Memovox, which made me fall in l

When it was launched it was quite an avant-garde piece. The new design language from Magali Metrailler, the new crown locking mechanism no longer requiring the

Fellow member cfn posted an ode to his MCM the other day - Jaeger lecoultre: The Master Compressor Still Makes Me Smile - and that got me to get mine out of the

The design somehow got to the timeless category for me and the compressor crowns are just so much more user friendly than the ubiquitous but for me off putting

Exactly as you could see it live, at the SIHH 2009. The big difference with the definitive watch? The wording is on the crystal ( prototype ) not on the alarm d