Jaeger-LeCoultre

And if so what are your impressions of it so far?

Thanks

John

I got mine since End of October 2008.

The first was delivered in September 2008, in RG, and a friend of mine bought it.

I picked the platinum version, and AFAIK, 2 others were sold in Paris, 1 is still available in Paris, others in Asia, too.

I absolutely love this Chrono Foudroyante.

For its esthetic, and its original movement.

Here are my first impressions:

jlc.watchprosite.com

Are you on it?

Best,

Nicolas

...almost 2 years!! And I thought Patek were bad at delivery....
Tim

But the very first were delivered in September 2008, only.

It's a complex movement, and JLC needed time to make it reliable.

But I guess it won't make you happier to know it, as it is really a long time to wait, a TOO LONG time.

Best, my friend.

Nicolas

You're right of course....better to be delivered a bit late and to have been fully sorted by JLC first. I'm relatively philosophical about it...being used to the long Patek waiting times helps!! I'm sure I'll enjoy it when it arrives.
Tim

mine too. I heard there is some reliability issues which JLC is working on. But I am sure it'll be worth the wait.

Jean

Now all is ok, but it's not possible to make a lot of these movements in a short time, so it requires a long time, if you want to do it well....

Of course, I perfectly that the wait is a pain, but imagine your reaction when your AD will inform you that YOUR Duo has just landed.

Think about this moment, I'm sure you will enjoy it a lot.

Prepare your camera, and take some pics to share with us this special moment, my friend.

Best,

Nicolas

Waiting is hard but what's not hard in our lives. lol

BTW, do you know why JLC recently makes YG LEs only, no RG LEs or WG LEs (e.g., Duometre and new Grande Tradition Tourbillon PC)?
Is it because of declining YG popularity?

Best,

Jean

About your question, even if platinum is not LE, the production will, so my guess is that we'll not often see platinum Duo Metre.

This is just my guess, not an official answer from JLC.

Why did JLC choose YG for the Duo Metre and MGTs watches???

Good question, and here again I don't have an official answer.

Don't think that it is because YG is deciling in popularity, because it would be very risky from JLC to do so

I have to precise that the MGT Minute Repeater is only, for the moent, at least, available in YG.

So, it would be a great risk to know that YG is not that popular and introduce a watch only in this metal.

Best.

Nicolas

i think i have seen 1 pc pink gold in the dubai mall btq ........

cheers

Thank you for sharing your post and pictures. I have not yet handled the watch in the flesh so to speak but am totally fascinated by it. Your pictures got me excited all over again...thank you again.

John

Do you know that it was a bit your ( delicious ) fault if I was obsessed by the " Les Historiques " VC Chrono?

Here is my ( delicious, too... ) revenge!

Best, my friend, and thanks for your nice words.

Nicolas

Greetings, after what seemed like an eternity I finally took delivery of my RG Duometre a couple of weeks ago. All I can say is that pictures cannot do this watch justice its just too special in the flesh. Although I will admit that Nicolas' pictures did a fantastic job capturing the detail of this phenomenal piece...Thanks Nicolas! I've been a very quiet lurker on the board for some time and have found it a great resource, thanks to all for their contributions. Now all I'm waiting for is my 68 Polaris, I'm convinced that after all this time I'm getting #768 or something very close to it.

Best,
Dave

Feel free to post pics of this Beautiful Chrono!

Speaking of a nice watch is really easy, my friend.

But thanks for your nice words.

So you will also get the Polaris?.

Wow!!!

Keep us updated, and just hope that now, we will see you more and more contributing, now.

Best,

Nicolas

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Yes, I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of a 68 Polaris, I'm told it should be anytime now!  I will do my best to contribute in the future but compared to the knowledge existing on this forum, I am an amateur at best. 

And we share Passion, first.

No need to have a lot of knowledge, Passion is more important.

What is a better thing ot share than passion?

So feel free to share, my friend.

Best.

Nicolas

hi all,, last news coming out my best friend: at the beginning of duometer's production, watchmakers tought that each model would need 30 hours for building, but it seems to be a little bit more complicated... so I mean that this information couldn't be confidential but if you want to keep your hands on one of these exceptional wristwtaches, you have to wait for a while... patience for passion! best O