Jaeger-LeCoultre

This is a year of re-editions.

- SJX

And that this Polaris is a winner...

If you refer on the IWC 140th anniversary, I agree with you that some of the 6 are simply stunning, too.

But the Pola is a legend, a true piece of legend and history.

Me...BIASED????  NOOOOOO!

LOl

Best, my friend.

Taken this Week End, in the Normandy Sea Side...
Sea, Sun, and ...Polaris! LOL



Best.
Nicolas

now that I have a serious contender in the fine art in taking pics...

LOL

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Nicolas

what a beautiful job they did on that one...the dial is very faithful it appears.

It's nice to see some companies truly trying to return to their roots....

eric

Yep, I'm a Happy Man...

Fantastic Job JLC did on this Polaris.

Can't put in words the feeling I had when putting these re editions on my wrist...

Difficult to say...

But indeed a fantastic experience.

Hope you will see them soon in the flesh!

Best, my friend.

Nicolas

photos of such a stunning piece. That domed plexi is simply divine.

 

Hmm, would it be considered shilling if I offered my kidneys (LNIB) and/or liver (seen more moderate use, conservatively estimated 90 %) up for sale?

 

Thanks again

 

Jon

But I think you won'"t need to sell them to get one of these...

Good one, my friend!

Best.

nicolas

Wow Wow Wow!!!.

Talk about faithful to the original design. I had to look over and over again to try and see the distinctions.

So perfect.

Thank you JLC and thank you Nicolas.

I can't wait to see them in real life.

Bill

I saw them again in the flesh these last 3 days...The more I see them, the more I'm convinced.
Your turn, in a very next future, I hope.
Best, my friend.
nicolas

Great photos!  The re-edition looks magnificent.  thanks for sharing!!

This Polaris will make a perfect duo with your MC!
Best, my friend.
Nicolas

Nicolas, now that the Polaris remake has been widly acclaimed

it is time for the critics!

While the 1968 reedition has been done fine (apart from the use

af an aged lookalike yellow luminous mass) the 1965 seems to

be flawed in front of its historical background. As far as I know no

Memovox with a JLC dial had Alarm and/or Calendar written on the

dial. That was reserved for the American market LeCoultre models.

And no Polaris with a JLC dial had Alarm and Calendar written on

that very part! Even the photos provided by JLC as used in your

review and on the JLC site show the JLC Polaris just with Auto-

matic written above the 6. Only some LeCoultres ones came with

Automatic-Alarm-Calendar. So it is not some kind of incoherent use

of words on the dials of the vintage models, it is a serious flaw on the

one of the 1965 reedition!

Also I do not understand why the luminous dots around the alarm-

disk have to be black in the reedition. Does Magalie want to fake a

vintage look by this, as the vintage dots tend to become black over

the years?

That is just my point of view, but I am sure more learned collectors

of vintage Memovoxes will come up with theirs. Come on Clavi and Ilja,

do not let me stand in the rain alone!

Christian Grouchy

Hi Christian,

since you asked for my opinion I gonna share it.

I don't like re-editions to begin with.

This sort of products should be limited to brands like Heuer, Omega etc.

From an accounting point of view understandable but for a die-hard collector

like me a "no-go".

Actually I'm happy to have sold my *original* Polaris since I couldn't stand

people asking me if it is original or re-edition. :p

My European Deep Sea Alarm is my favorite anyway.

I have to admit they did a quite good job. But I need to see the caseback design

in detail.  I don't see any reason to do it snap back when the used movement is a full

rotor. A screw back design like the so called Polaris II would have done a much better job.

The much too large date window is awful, but hopefully changed for the final edition.

Last but not least I'm happy JLC didn't use the "Italian market" sort of hands...

Btw. funny to read how the Manufactur tries to support their own "urban legend" about

these hands.

 

Cheers - Ilja

 

PS: I really like your style Christian!

 

 

Wow, first post in 4 years, that has been a long time  (I remember the story behind your last post though)
Times and people have changed, so I'm pleased to read you here again (although there aren't many collectors around to exchange much on vintage here).
Regarding the Polaris, I pretty much share your opinion.
Nicely done, but not really for us...
I'll probably get to see it in the flesh tonight.
And I'll probably wear that for the occasion  (might ring a bell to you    )

Kind regards,

 Clavi

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I'm about to ask for the pic of comparison but seems like you were able to read our minds.

thanks and cheers.

So I preventively posted them! LMAO.
Thanks for the nice words.
Best.
Nicolas