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Duometre Unique Travel Time
I had the Paris Boutique WG version, but changed to this RG version for some warmth, for those occasions when I wear a mechanical watch.
This is a real tour de force and unfortunately under-appreciated outside the JLC collector community.
Let's recap some features that are impressive as stand-alone complications, but doubly so in combination in a single watch:
- Dual wing escapement with separate power trains for the home and "away" or travel time displays.
- Independent power reserves for the home and away time displays.
- Instantaneous jumping hour for the away time.
- Ability to change the away time time in discrete 1 hour increments and decrements with push buttons (with better feel than my Lange Timezone, and in both directions, and with the away time location shown more romantically on a rotating globe, so form AND function vs. form over function).
- Ability to set the away time in discrete 1 minute increments with the crown, independent of the home time. This is like the Franck Muller Master Banker or Parmigiani Hemispheres, except you get precise minute increments like the GO Senator Chronometer. Hence the name Unique Travel Time - you can set the travel time to any hour and minute combination, even for places with 30 minute or 15 minute offsets for their timezone. You can also use the away time display as a 12 hour timer by setting the travel time to 12:00 and letting the watch count up from there.
- Innovative shaded day/night ring for the away time.
- Zero reset for the second hand when you pull the crown out, like a Lange Sax-O-Mat.
- Beautiful legible grained dial with nicely framed jump hour window and color coded home and away hands (gold for home, blue for away).
All this in one amazing package, but JLC of course have done a mediocre job communicating the features and marketing the watch. JLC are my favorite brand and got me into watch collecting and this is why I sometimes express disappointment when their releases don't hit the mark for what I think of as interesting new high complications in the "mid-price" segment.
And this is why I still appreciate mechanical watches even though I don't wear them as often as I used to.
A Duometre is a fantastic watch and this piece is cool.
I totally agree with you.
The Duometre collection deserves to be better valued by JLC given its unusual technical characteristics, its cool and classic design, the high level of finish and its value for money.
I appreciate a lot my chronograph with a black dial and I admit that I regularly watch the moon phase but also the UTT.
Thanks for your post which gives this watch the place it largely deserves.
Best Ø
The Duometre collection deserves to be better valued by JLC given its unusual technical characteristics, its cool and classic design, the high level of finish and its value for money.
I appreciate a lot my chronograph with a black dial and I admit that I regularly watch the moon phase but also the UTT.
Thanks for your post which gives this watch the place it largely deserves.
Best Ø
My friend, there are Travel Watches, and there is THE Travel Watch. The Duometre UTT is THE Travel Watch. I don't know a more sophisticated one. The UTT is my UDW ( Ultimate Dream Watch ). ;)
I spent some time with the Paris Boutique Edition, and it was a real pain to give it back to the Boutique. One day, I will get it.
You are right about one thing, JLC didn't communicate on that one, specifically, and on the Duometre, generally. Which is a real pain, because the Duometre deserves it.
What a wonder!
Best,
Nicolas
Well said.
This is indeed THE travel watch. Thanks for reading as I know you are already beyond familiar with the UTT 
Love the duometre and this one is very special. Beautiful, congratulations
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I wish I would be this local collector. I think I am the bigger fan / totally crazy fan of this watch. ;)
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Had I known before, I would absolutely have reached out to you as I wanted it to go to a collector who can fully appreciate it.
The UTT is truly an under-appreciated horological marvel. I’ll ask the collector (a friend) to let me know if he at some point decides to let go of the watch and I can then connect him to you.
Wow !.. What nice post and characteristics about the UTT.
Thx for your great post, to memorize its
uniqueness within JLC.
And yes, for me it truly represents an
ultimate OoD (Object of desire) and also yes
to the above remark “.. THE Travel watch” in
a super package of features, aesthetics
and with a pretty unique appeal !
Also love the Duomêtre concept, although I
always somehow felt, it has been “under-
marketed”.
- Although not into gold watches, here it’s an
asset ! - You did so well to choose this RG version !
So all there is left is to express my sincere Congrats !
Continue to wear it in the very Best of
your health !
Chapeau !!
hs x for your great post, to share
uniqueness within JLC.
And yes, for me it truly represents an
ultimate OoD (Object of desire) and also yes
to the above remark “.. THE Travel watch” in
a super package of features, aesthetics
and with a pretty unique appeal !
Also love the Duomêtre concept, although I
always somehow felt, it has been “under-
marketed”.
- Although not into gold watches, here it’s an
asset ! - You did so well to choose this RG version !
So all there is left is to express my sincere Congrats !
Continue to wear it in the very Best of
your health !
Chapeau !!
hs
x for your great post, to share