Complications
Eklektik's recent acquisition of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Geophysic True Second reignites discussion around a truly unique and often misunderstood complication. His post highlights the subtle brilliance of this timepiece, which, despite its quartz-like ticking, houses a sophisticated mechanical 'dead beat seconds' movement. This article explores why the True Second remains a fascinating subject for collectors, nearly a decade after its initial release.
– I also love my True Second. I purchased the bracelet additionally, and it is easy to swap with different straps (20 mm). I use to marvel at the movement, too. Best, Ivo
A great choice, huge congrats! Cheers, Alex
A watch that flies under the radar but contains unique details. Apart from the complication, I also note the level of finishing. Not only on the movement side (which was the lift in quality for JLC I saw back then) but also on the dial side. Look at the striped details on the dial ‘furniturek. In addition, it has a special balance wheel, taken more or less from the Extreme Lab 1, if I remember correctly. I could not find my picture of it. But that too is an amazing detail. Claus
Apart from its unique tech specs/details, this Geophysic is rather unique compared to the current JLC line-up, it's definitely not a one-of-many design, both as a whole and with so many interesting details; I think the dial texture has yet not been praised in this thread .-) I think it is the most universal JLC, easily strapped up and down, also very practical for travelling across time zones thanks to the hour hand advancing in one hour increments back and forth. May it bring you lots of joy -
When the TT to Geophysic came out, I thought the grainy dial was a lovely feat! Here it is a bit more subtle with a finer grain. I saw some nice photos online of it being dressed down, I look forward to trying that as it suits the watch very well. I agree it is a very universal watch. A bit more water resistant like the TT to Geophysic (100m) would have been nice to really wear it all the time in all conditions. Best, E.
I agree that the Geophysic True Second is a great watch and very versatile with straps. Compared to the other watches this one is the one where I change the straps more often and have the most for. My watch is a bit more specific because it has a variant of the dial which was never officially sold and in the movement it lacks the bridge between the balance "wheel" and the case. So it is a bit lighter. 😄 Only gripe is the bezel which is a scratch magnet and the noisy rotor. Best regards, Thomas
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