amanicoThe Reverso à Triptyque is certainly one of the maddest creations from Jaeger Lecoultre. To make it short, I would say that this is the only watch which depicts the time in three different ways, on three sides. Indeed, on the recto, you have the civilian time, on the verso the sidereal time, and on the carriage, the perpetual calendar . About the perpetual calendar, here is an extract of the owner's manual, explaining how it works: " In the reversible case carriage, Jaeger-LeCoultre has pulled off the feat .....Story

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amanicoYou know the story. I was invited on the 8th of March 2016 to take delivery of my 1858 Tachymeter in Hamburg, Germany, after a couple of months of salivating and dreaming on this one. It was Love at first sight, and an everlasting even stronger love since then. I immediately said to the Montblanc CEO I met at the SIHH that I wanted one, something which happened to me twice, and funnily, with the same CEO but from another brand...Story

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amanicoPlease allow me to mention two things, as an introduction: I have attended all the SIHH editions since 2005, with the exception of 2020 and 2021 for some well known reasons. Since 2005, I have seen exceptional " cuvées " and watches, and some I would describe as " transitional " or " consolidation " . So, my feelings are very personal and take into account my own experience, which is very subjective. That is a mandatory pinch of salt to be mentioned...Story

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AlfiharIt was almost 20 years ago... Time passes, watches and memories remain. The partnership between Aston Martin and Jaeger-LeCoultre was one of the most memorable for me. It was coherent in terms of image, but also in terms of innovation and technology...Story

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amanicoDon Justino caught our attention on his Chopard Full Strike, and rightly so! So I decided to dig into these watches a bit. First, Don Justino came with his watch and let me play with it, to judge the acoustical qualities of this masterpiece. It was a first for me, and a convincing one, I must say. The sound is rich, loud enough, very pleasant...Story

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amanicoThere is a latin quote which says that God likes odd numbers. It seems that it is the same for Jaeger Lecoultre and round Gyrotourbillons. Coincidence or nod to Jaeger Lecoultre's recent past? Indeed, since the Nineties, Jaeger Lecoultre is one of these rare brands to bring as much importance to rectangular and round cases, with the Reverso and Master lines, respectively. It is amusing to see that this phenomenon can be also found in the " Gyrotourbillon Line ", with the One (round case ), Two ( rectangular .....Story

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amanicoDuring one of my visits at the Heritage Gallery, in 2008 or 2009, I discovered a strange watch, a curious version of the Master Mariner Deep Sea, with an intriguing dial, displaying the day, the date, with " nipple " indices, and some touches of orange, with the " HPG " mention at 9 o'clock. I wondered if it was a special version dedicated to the US Market, or if it was a reassembled watch, I mean a case housing a dial which belongs to another reference. Different things made me doubt about this watch: 1/ ... ...Story

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amanicoWarning: Hidden Masterpiece. Innovative, daring, original, this watch issued in 2007 was and still is a Revolution, an unrivaled one, at the exception of the Ulysse Nardin Innovision, maybe, but the Innovision was a prototype, while the Jaeger Lecoultre was in production ( a few pieces per year ). This 45 mm big / 14, 80 mm high carbon and titanium case has a water resistance of 100 meters, but it can resist to very low and high temperatures ( -40°C to +60°C ). The movement is made of magnesium for the Tourbillon .....Story

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amanicoIf you like world time watches, you immediately have in mind Patek Philippe, Girard Perregaux, which both offered their modern vision in year 2000, with the 5110 and the WW TC, respectively. Jaeger Lecoultre came a bit after, circa 2005 with the Extreme World Chronograph, and Vacheron a few years later, with the Patrimony World Time. In 2014 came the Montblanc Orbis Terrarum, and last nut not least, the Jaeger Lecoultre came again, in 2015, with the Geophysic Universal Time as a " World Time Only ", I mean ... ...Story

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keksCalling out to PuristS that have in their collection any version of a 5960.... would love to know how many owners we have here. Ideally also which iteration.... I will start with my A.....Story

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