Jaeger-LeCoultre

In the flesh, was quite impressed by it, the fit, comfort and legibility was great, despite the 37mm... any owners here that can share their opinions on this model? Feels like a bargain at today's prices *pic from Monochrome watches (website)

Not sure about that lone 6. 

...but I'm not a fan of the year on the dial...it seems shoehorned in. I also don't like the cutouts for the hands. I know it is to show the times when changes should not be made. But any owner can be made aware of that...
That being said, it's a steal in today's watch world...

But it has a vibe that I really liked in person and was not expecting. For the price I think it is a great watch, was really tempted

Would have liked it more without it.... the 6 is subtle in person,didn't mind it... it has a vintage vibe that was not expecting

I might be in the minority but I like the year on the dial for the Klaus IWCs and the JLCs.

that I like. I have no particular dislike for the truncated year nor the cutouts. Guess I just did not notice them after a while on the wrist. The case size at 37mm is perfect for my smallish wrist and it is comparatively thin too. I also like the movement calibre 889/440/2 which uses only a single pushpiece mechanism to set the perpetual. It is one of the PC that I find myself wearing often just because of this easy adjustment function.  Your example in black dial is not commonly seen and is very elegant.  Here's mine purchased in Nov 01 and photo taken in 08.



Ref 140.2.80 - RG

Understated luxury watch. Epitome of JLC IMO

the year setup is also cleaner. JLC made some positive changes indeed

"Special nature of the four-digit year indicator: the year is indicated via four positions.

The display of the year’s first two digits (the centu-ry) is fixed. It consists of a small two-position plate, screwed onto the movement, which can indicate “20” or “21”. The decade display consists of two discs which run through the positions from “00” to “99” according to the perpetual calendar mechanism. On 1 January 2100, the watch will therefore indicate the year 2000 (fixed “20” + “00”). We advise you to wait until 1 March 2100 before submitting your Master Ultra Thin Perpetual watch to an authorised watchmaker, so as to have the year plate set to position “21”, while the necessary adjustments are made to the date and the moon phase."

Reading that, I can't imagine a century FIXED indication! In my case, for sure it will be hardly a problem, as I recently turned fifty... but hey, to my eyes it seems at least a sad choice!

I really like the model you asked for... with its "only two digits", but really kept in motions by springs, wheels and levers!

Hope to see this beauty soon on your wrist!

Best,

massi

My preference is for rose gold JLC QPs (I feel like the warmer tones bring out the romanticism in a QP) but the bargain here is of course in SS.

I actually prefer the year indication. I don’t need to know whether a year is leap or not but I do actually need to know the year. (Especially since COVID and lock down and I lose track of the year!)

BW,
Chi Kai