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SJX provides a comprehensive overview of Jaeger-LeCoultre's 175th Anniversary exhibition in Singapore, showcasing a diverse array of timepieces from past and present. His detailed commentary offers critical insights into JLC's horological achievements, from grand complications to innovative concepts. This report is essential for understanding JLC's legacy and its forward-looking designs.
To mark its 175th Anniversary, JLC has organised a series of events here in Singapore, including a watchmaking Masterclass as well as various talks. In conjunction with those events is an exhbition of some of the best JLC timepieces from past and present.
Extreme Lab Tourbillon
Master Tourbillon in rose gold - while it is commendable that JLC managed to create a fairly high quality tourbillon and sell it at this accessible price, I find the Master Tourbillon much too industrial and lacking in refinement.
Close-up of the tourbillon regulator
Master Tourbillon boutique edition in platinum
Close-up
Master Minute Repeater in platinum
Master 8-Day Perpetual Calendar skeleton in titanium - when I first saw images of this watch I thought it looked awful, but having seen and tried it on, my opinion has changed. It doesn't look like a JLC but looks great on the wrist.
Reverso Grande Complication a Triptyque - this watch is way too big.
Celestial display of the Triptyque
High jewellery
Atmos Marquetry launched at SIHH 2008, inlay inspired by Gustav Klimt - the wood inlay is beautifully done but the reproduction of the Klimt painting lacks the dazzling glitter of the original. And the star of the Atmos exhibition can be found in a follow-up post below...
Another Atmos with a decidedly modern aesthetic
This message has been edited by SJX on 2008-07-20 04:07:38 This message has been edited by SJX on 2008-07-20 04:28:33 This message has been edited by amanico on 2008-07-23 11:42:46This is by far my favourite JLC of recent years. Everything is perfect - design, complication and finish. This is one of the most important chronograph watches; taken in its entirety it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the Datograph, Ref. 5070, Papillon Chronograph. The yellow gold version shown below is a limited edition with a finely grained ivory dial which is exclusive to this edition and suits the look of the watch perfectly. Bravo JLC! This message has been edited by SJX on 2
At about 1/4 the price of the doumetre and about as totally different in price from all the others too...I would choose 2 chronographs this year..the Duometre and a 303.
So that means the 303 might stand alone as THE chronograph of 2008.... but what about the DR Papillon Chronograph? - SJX
Ideally 3 chronos, for the classic, the JLC Duomet is porbably now the new king. For art, it is the DR Papillon. For rough but posh, it is the 303. For the others to be considered, I like the Dato, the Speedy, the Daytona, and the damned hard to get JLC Reverso Chrono in the visible caseback version in RG.
The DR retails for CHF45,000 or about SGD75,000, which puts it in the same price league as Harry Winston and Blancpain, both of which use the same Piguet movement but neither of which is modified to the extent of the DR which has a jumping hour, Papillon minute hands, as well as relocated hour and minute counters (shifting the position of chronograph counters is far, far more complex than it appears, that's why the Lange 1815 chronograph subdials remain in that odd position). While I don't think
I mean, it is the proportions that I can't grasp. The Master Compressor series made me doubt my own judgement and tastes. But you know, I think I am getting a bit nuts lately, maybe delayed effects of all that stuff I smoked in 1975. I actually like the Daytona Leopard!!!
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