Review
Dje presents an enthusiastic review of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre à Quantième Lunaire in white gold, building on previous discussions and offering fresh perspectives. This article delves into why this specific white gold variant, with its striking black dial, stands out as a pinnacle within the innovative Duometre series. Dje emphasizes the watch's focus on precision and its captivating aesthetic, likening it to a 'Darth Vader's watch' for its strong yet elegant presence.
Here is a watch you've already seen in the last weeks as Nicolas already presented it. You think you got enough? Not me!
The launch of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre series a few years back was a striking event as the watch concept is really innovative and tempting for watch fans. The chronograph that initiated the family is a great piece and the Grande Sonnerie that followed is just amazing, maybe the pinnacle of modern horology.
The Duometre a Quantieme Lunaire launched last year adds another option to chronometry amateurs. The watch is all focussed on precision and setting precision. The watch appealed me hugely but the pink gold colour was a bit too much for me and the open dial and moon phase were not at my taste. jlc.watchprosite.com
The white gold version launched this year brings back the colour theme seen last year with the white gold Duometre a Chronographe. It's easily the best looking Duometre launched so far IMVHO. Yes I've been stuck and am still.
Yes this watch is the perfect Darth Vader's watch. It is also certainly a treat for the precision timing fan I am. I can easily imagine how pleasing it must be to check the precision and reset it if necessary.
Of course the similar chronograph version could seem more appealing but the fact is that I'm not too appealed by chronographs (except perhaps the most traditional ones).
The watch is perfect on the wrist. The black dial offsets the large size. The short lugs help the case fit the smaller wrists.
The depth of the dial is just hypnotizing. Look at it and you will end up in the depths of the blackest ocean, or cyberspace…..
In fact this watch is unique in its dial architecture, thanks to its original calibre. It is at the same time unique and supremely modern while cased in a very traditional body of white gold.
The watch may seem hard to read but the reading is extremely easy once you get used to it, to its organization, to its founding principles. In fact it is a simple watch.
Yes this is my watch of the year. It is not a Patek Philippe 5550P and it adds little in principle to the Duometre launched last year, but in this white gold black dial version, the plain dial and the overall look make it perfect for me. The look has become secondary behind the horological principle.
So please here is what I require from you. Please buy them all ASAP, so that they get sold out and I can forget it!
Thank you by advance.
Dje
Can’t see enough of this watch! Thank you for sharing more of this marvel! A true Darth Vader… Sorry I can’t help you with a sale – it’s out of my reach… Best Blomman
Indeed, Dje - can relate to your dwellings and desire, especially since I had the pleasure to see and try it recently at the JLC Boutique in Paris.. There are so many details, which fascinate me, ( including a beautiful back, a surprisingly easy feel on the wrist, and and..); also the allure is commandingly strong, yet so elegant, IMO. So I just need to figure out how to approach such a project, or as Nico has suggested to me, if THAT is a life watch , or a grail- type, then no other watches for
nt
Hi Blomman, It's not a Memovox, it's not for you! Cheers Dje
Special piece indeed Jerome! The more I look at this piece, the more I love it. However, I am still on the fence on the Foudroyante. Thanks for sharing!
nt
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