Jaeger-LeCoultre

Spring and Summer are always an opportunity to celebrate Elegance, with cars, clothes, or ...watches.

Everybody heard of the Contests which are organized at Peabble Beach or at Villa D' Este.

Related to watches, and more specifically to JLC Vintage, the choice is wide, and it is always to make a selection of a few watches to sum all the talent of " La Grande Maison " and the Beauty of its creations.

So, I had fun in the making of this selection.

Just 3 watches, among dozen and dozen, which, IMO, are references in this special world.

And for once, white dials only...

3 timeless pieces, but also original, innovative, and so irresistible!

From left to right:

1/ The Future Matic, which is a crazy watch, but also technically very interesting ( please refer to the In Depth review I did on it, as there are so many things ot say about it ).

2/ The Géophysic, which I conisder as a Civilian toolwatch ( a review is in the tube, by the way ).

3/ The unavoidable Memovox, a kind of sounding Calatrava, a timeless watch, full of charm.



Now, it is your turn to play and to make your own selection, for our  highest collective pleasure!

Best,

Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2009-07-22 03:50:01

OK, so I see you have chosen: steel for the case, white for the dial, and JLC classics of the classics for the models.

I will chose a contrasting perspective: Gold, Black, and forgotten...

 

You should have noticed that I carefully avoided Empty Dots in my selection!

Another great example, indeed!

But does it sum, to you, the JLC production?

Feel free to post more pics of this Beauty!

Best,

Nicolas

Your selection summed up the past production available in the year 1960 quite well, so I chose a more 'alternative' route...

However, I think doing a summary of JLC production in just a few watches is not really possible, especially if you want to span more than one decade.

I believe teardrop lugs tripledates, uniplans, etanches, duoplans, early ultrathins, and so many models are maybe as much characteristic of what made JLC, that I would be hard pressed to make a representative selection.

Now, If I was to chose really only one watch, being a memovox addict, I would probably go for the 858, which really is my favorite from a case design / overall proportions / dial simplicity, and which happens to be the rarest memovox...
Incidentally, it is also the first "real watch" (as they say) which I have bought, so it has definitively a special place for me

some of

the favorite watches of my wife comes to mind.



or this etrier (that I would love to see on a double tour strap but can't find any).










elegance is surely very subjective ...

Elegant too, and also one of the all time classics from JLC for the ladies (although the model is now associated in modern days with another brand)

For your strap, I think it will be hard to find one off the shelf.

I had one done by a custom strapmaker, and it was reasonably priced, since it is not really more difficult to make than a regular one.

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Time2Tic, thanks for sharing these not often seen beauties!

Hope that this thread will contribute to make other Treasures going out the wood!

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Nicolas

that I really like (and would love to see for real)

Or a round or rectangular Double Date...

So many possibilities, really.

I share your love and passion for Memovoxes, in general, with a preference for the Diving models...

The E 858 is indeed a rare bird, and it would be a pleasure to see a pic or 2 of it.

Best,

Nicolas

This message has been edited by amanico on 2009-07-22 07:10:42

My favorite Jaeger LeCoultre ever...

Railroad indexes, smaller size than the Ref 855, if I'm not wrong, really super elegant!

One thing, actually...No luminous dots at all on the Alarm Ring...

But yes, I absolutely love it!

Best, and thanks for this gorgeous pic.

Nicolas

the european version futurematic is a very rare one, most of the time, we see the US version.

the geophysic is the rarer one too. 

anyway, i like all these three elegant beauties.

thanks Nico.

stefan

This is the Gathering of Technical and original elements which made me make this selection.

The Alarm is without doubt in the JLC DNA, as well as the Future Matic.

The Geophysic is an important watch, too, but I will post something about it, later.

Difficult to not fall under their charm, indeed.

Best,

Nicolas

 

Richard.

I'm sure that with only one piece, you can do as well as me!

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Nicolas

Typically elegant....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atypically elegant...

Wow, you should post more pics of this Lovely Modern Memovox!!!

As for the Future Matic, i'm a big fan, too.

2 very nice examples, indeed.

Best,

nicolas

Less is more!

Best,

Nicolas

Thanks a lot for this delicious pic.

Best,

Nicolas This message has been edited by amanico on 2009-07-24 12:40:16

In my eyes "the" perfect men´s dress watch